Ben Herbert signs 5 year extension
Our favorite S&C coach has inked a new deal to stay with the good guys for a while longer! He’s now tied with Rob Glass of Oklahoma State for the highest paid strength and conditioning coach in the country.
His base salary will increase to $900,000 per year in 2024, plus a retention bonus of $100,000 on August 1st. Some quick mathing tells me that’s $1 million yearly going forward.
Harbaugh on Herbert: "He is the X-factor in our football program. He is the center of player development. He is phenomenal; more than anybody in our entire program. It's with every player, it's with every position group.”
I couldn’t agree more with Harbaugh. This guy has made a huge difference since his arrival. We no longer run out of gas late in games and it really seems like he’s getting the most out of nearly every player on the roster. I’m happy we went the Teddy KGB route on this “pay him, pay that man his money.”
Looking forward to five more years of watching rival linemen get pushed squealing into the sea.
There is no greater joy in life than moving a man from point A to point B... against his will.
Joe Moore.
I mean I get it but I can think of at least a few things better than that, amirite
You mean off the football field, hmm, maybe.
What about the lamentations of the women?
Awesome news. Players seem to like him and he has proven results. Arguably this is one of the most important staff members of a football team.
False dichotomy : If you had to choose Hebert or Sanderson, who do you keep?
Herbert, because even with the best strength and conditioning, without proper roster construction from the coaching staff, the best S&C is meaningless.
Yeah, brother...
This may be the best news of the offseason, and I include Davis' commitment in that.
Herbert has revolutionized our S&C program and getting him for $1 million a year is great bang for the buck.
100 percent. It's no coincidence that we've become a 2nd half team. Their conditioning is insane, and it doesn't get old watching the team crush opponents late in the game when they tire out
Worth every penny - as touched on in the article stregnth coaches spend more time with the players over the off season than any other coach. They also impact every position group in the program. Absolutely thrilled to have BH locked up for the next 5 years. Let's go!
Rock N Roll Hoochie Koo
He would perfect if wrestled wolves.
he does (probably)
You mean Wolverines!
Excellent news, we have had one of the most physically dominant teams the last couple of years. Only Georgia's Trenning staff has built a roster that could push us around
Well, they were gifted with some phenomenal athletes from the get go. I'm much more impressed with the progress our players have made....and now we're closing the recruiting gap to boot.
Hard to say they were gifted anything when they paid for it.
It seems like often, new S&C coaches get praise and instant results. Herbert just keeps getting better and better.
Now that is what I call Great News !!! Thanks for posting.
Well deserved. Can't blame Warde, only can thank Santa. Warde couldn't be responsible for anything, Michigan.
Great signing. In the 5 seasons since we hired him back in 2018, Michigan's looked stronger every year. Want Moore awards? It starts in the weight room. Ben was groomed by Wisconsin and moved up to S&C coach in 2009 under Bort Bileamia, and followed him down to Arkansas for that failed experiment. We snapped him up and before his contract extension runs out, he will have coached here longer than his Wisconson and Arkansas runs combined. It was an underrated hiring success for Harbaugh, for whom he must love working. His extension is a fantastic piece of news for us. The kids reciprocate his love of the weight room, too. Just look at how enthusiastically they cheered Corum on that clip from last week and how jacked the onlookers were. Love me some Herbert!
As big of a hire as any coach we have
Probably the most important coach on the staff, besides Harbaugh. Herbert continually has the players in peak form
Well deserved!
Home Run Extension!
I used to think S&C coaches were vastly overhyped plug-and-play hires.
It turns out only most of them were.
In NFL this is much more the case. Training habits already established.
In college it’s huge. Young men developing into adults. Strength, conditioning, diet, habits are everything.
Technique/position coaches, specifically working with underclass men are also vital cogs in CFB.
The other key element to an S&C coach is they have no limits to their contact with players. They can literally see them all year. So their influence can't be overstated.
So Herbert is not just a a solid S&C coach, he's also a great influence and motivator. There is no way Blake Corum is Blake Corum, benching like an Olineman, without Ben Herbert.
Shout-out too to Abigail O'Connor. The nutritional component is as important as the physical.
Good news!
Hail Yes!!! Great news!
We can have nice things! (in football).
Excellent news. The S&C is the center of the program throughout the offseason. They set the tone, establish culture and work with players are achieving their off season goals.
Beating OSU, winning the big team and being national champs starts the first day of the offseason.
the S&C staff molds the physical and mental discipline for success !
Great news. He is a game changer for sure.
Absolutely fantastic news.
Keep doing what you - and the entire team & staff have been doing.
Go Blue!
This guy seems to make a big difference. Well worth every penny to keep consistency in an area none of us seem to complain about.
Yay!
He's earned every penny. Our lines now look like the lines that you would be jealous of at other schools. The guy is a beast, as intense and knowledgeable as they come, and does wonders for the culture of greatness. He's the one coach that is not expendable.
Ben is so strong he doesn't need to flush the toilet
the size of his ass muscles scare the shit out of it
Awesome news! Congrats to the best in the business, Ben Herbert.
Absolutely love the mental toughness he instills in our players.
When I look at Herbert he reminds me of George C. Scott in Patton, turning his troops into "fanatics, razors".
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But daaaamn! Didn't know this was the going rate for top notch S&C coaching.
Barwis Effect
How about Jim Harbaugh?
Ben deserves to be at the top of the S&C pay scale. The 5 year deal is sweet. Sounds like Ben wants to stay at Michigan for a long while.
Easily,the most important recruit Harbaugh has ever had...
Do Strength and Conditioning coaches contracts have buyouts? I imagine if Harbaugh leaves for the NFL, he’ll want to take Herbert with him.