Ryan Grubb contract: Alabama offensive coordinator's salary revealed in BOT meeting

New Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb‘s two-year contract with an annual salary at just $1 million was approved during Friday morning’s Board of Trustees meeting. The news came according to BamaOnLine’s Charlie Potter. During the board meeting, Crimson Tide athletic director Greg Byrne cited Grubb’s still-existing contract with the Seattle Seahawks for his more-than-reasonable $1 million salary.

Grubb’s contract was among 15 new deals approved for members of the Alabama football staff, including new defensive backs coach Jason Jones receiving a two-year deal that pays him $250,000 the first year and $450,000 the second year, per Potter.

Other Crimson Tide assistants that received new deals included defensive line coach Freddie Roach, who received an annual raise to $1.2 million in 2025 and $1.3 million in 2026. Co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard received a raise to $1.1 million annually over his new two-year deal.

Also receiving new deals were offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic (two years, $950,000 annually) and co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach Maurice Linguist (two years, $950,000 annually). Running backs coach Robert Gillespie (two years, $850,000 annually) was also extended, as was outside linebackers coach Christian Robinson (two years, $700,000 annually).

Further, linebackers coach Chuck Morrell (two years, $600,000 annually) got a new deal, as did tight ends coach Bryan Ellis (two years, $600,000 annually). Special teams coordinator Jay Nunez (two years, $375,000 the first year, $400,000 the second year) was the final listed, according to BamaOnLine.

Alabama Director of Sports Performance David Ballou also received a three-year deal worth $950,000 annually. Second-year general manager Courtney Morgan received a three-year deal worth $825,000 the first year and $875,000 annually over the next two years.

Longtime head trainer Jeff Allen received a three-year deal averaging $525,000 annually, and director of player personnel Bob Welton received a two-year deal worth $295,000 annually, per BamaOnLine Alabama basketball assistant/general manager Preston Murphy also received a raise that will pay him $675,000 annually, per Potter.

Mark Ingram predicts Alabama to go over projected win total in 2025

In his first season leading the Alabama Crimson Tide, head coach Kalen DeBoer led the team to a 9-4 record, including their bowl loss. That left them short of making the College Football Playoff and looking to quickly improve going into year two.

Now, amid spring practice, Alabama is looking at a projected win total of 9.5 wins. That’s a number that former Alabama running back Mark Ingram fully expects his former team to go over in 2025. He broke down the slate and where he sees wins for the Crimson Tide recently on The Triple Option.

“You talk about that at Florida State to pop off, week one,” Mark Ingram said. “We talked about the scheduling. We talked about the potential of scheduling these types of games to start the year and how it could really affect you. You lose that game, and you’re behind the eight-ball. Are you gonna get punished for it? Yes, you will. We saw that strength of schedule kind of didn’t get taken into place last year. So, that to start off the season is going to be a big test. At Florida State, we know the season they had. They’re gonna want to bounce back. Then you’ve got ULM. Then you’ve got Wisconsin… I’m going 3-0.”

After those three non-conference games to start the season, Mark Ingram turned his attention to conference play. Last season, Alabama went 5-3 in SEC play and will be played against the same eight schools from last season in conference play. They’re just reversing the location where games are played. Still, Ingram is expecting an improved effort there.

“Then you’ve got at Georgia. That’s obviously going to be a dog fight,” Ingram said. “Then you go Vandy, dub. Missouri, dub. Tennessee, revenge game, dub. South Carolina, at South Carolina, dub. LSU, dub. Oklahoma, revenge game again, dub. Eastern Illinois, dub. There’s your 10.5 there. Auburn in the Iron Bowl, dub. That’s an 11-piece. That’s an 11-piece family meal.”

— On3’s Dan Morrison contributed to this report.