Salaries for Coach Campbell, Newsome and Brown

Submitted by AlbMichFan on February 19th, 2024 at 10:44 AM

Saw this a few days ago and searched the board, but didn't see it posted. If posted, please delete. 

Coach Campbell: Three years 3.05 mil

Coach Newsome: Two years 600k each year 

Coach Brown: Two years 350k each year

https://www.on3.com/teams/michigan-wolverines/news/michigan-football-salaries-for-kirk-campbell-grant-newsome/

What are everyone's thoughts? 

S.G. Rice

February 19th, 2024 at 10:46 AM ^

My thoughts would be best expressed by a gif of Scrooge McDuck playing in stacks of money, but since it's Monday I won't be trying (and failing) to embed one.

Being an assistant is not a bad gig, compensation-wise.

ST3

February 19th, 2024 at 11:00 AM ^

I looked up Jay Harbaugh’s salary recently. He went from $200K to $600K over the course of 6 years as his responsibilities grew. $600K for an offensive line coach seems reasonable to me. It’s not hard to understand why these coaches jump around so much. Over a few years you can go from a position coach (entry level $350K, experienced $600K) to a coordinator ($1M) to a head coach ($5M). That’s certainly not happening in my line of work as I begin my 18th year with my current employer. Folks do hop around in my industry, but the rewards for doing so certainly aren’t the same.

Ihatebux

February 19th, 2024 at 4:50 PM ^

The reason for buyouts is because of the upward movement in the industry (and I guess the propensity to fire coaches).   If a coach does well a buyout is some time of barrier to another team poaching him and if it goes bad it's insurance to getting fired.   There aren't too many other jobs that people get poached and fired as often as coaching.

Btw, I agree with Craig, if someone isn't happy with their current situation a buyout shouldn't be put in place preventing them from leaving.

Qmatic

February 19th, 2024 at 11:38 AM ^

He’s a great example of not feeling sorry for yourself and making the most out of what you have. He was playing great in ‘16 and had all the makings of a top-3 round LT. He stuck with the program and now at age 26 he has a BA and a MPP along with a position coach under the best OL coach in America. What a story that is still in its early chapters 

IheartMichigan

February 19th, 2024 at 11:02 AM ^

Are two year contracts for these guys an average length of a Contract? Curious why two years, that a prove your worth in these two years kind of contract, then we will up you to long term?

three_honks

February 19th, 2024 at 3:24 PM ^

He went to a league where most of the team, especially the stars making the big bucks, have their own trainers.

In all seriousness, he could be a pioneer turning practice team players into highly cost-effective minimum NFL salary starters, freeing up cap space for Harbaugh and the Chargers to pursue free agent talent where it's needed.

Jim is always looking for that 1% advantage, maybe this is what he's thinking with (Ben) Herbert.

WirlingDirvish

February 19th, 2024 at 1:31 PM ^

Exactly. He was JUST given a raise to make him the highest paid S&C coach. We would have had to double it from there to keep him. Which means he would have been more than double the next highest. That is so far out of line from what the market dictates it would have bordered on malpractice to pay it. 

MichiganiaMan

February 19th, 2024 at 8:29 PM ^

Not only does Herbert do more with players than any other coach on staff, he had brand equity that no one else on staff (aside from Moore) could match, even w/ recruits.
 

In a world where other cfb blue bloods are paying upwards of 2 million for coordinators, I think it would’ve been totally sensible to spend that kind of money to keep Ben Herbert.