Ole Miss assistant Charlie Weis Jr. lands new contract, becomes SEC's highest-paid OC

Ole Miss offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. is among the highest-paid coordinators in college football after he inked a new contract following the 2023 season. His new deal almost makes him the highest-paid offensive coordinator in the SEC.

Weis reportedly signed a new, three-year contract after the 2023 season that will pay him $1.65 million in 2024 — a $150,000 raise from his previous salary. His base salary will increase by $100,000 for each of the next two years, setting Weis up to make $1.75 million in 2025 and $1.85 million in 2026, according to a report from the Clarion Ledger.

And only four offensive coordinators in the country are currently making more than Weis now, according to Pro Football Focus: Notre Dame’s Mike Denbrook ($2.1 million), Ohio State’s Chip Kelly ($2 million), Utah’s Andy Ludwig ($1.8 million) and Clemson’s Garrett Riley ($1.7 million).

The next-closest SEC offensive coordinators in terms of salary are Arkansas’ Bobby Petrino and Missouri’s Kirby Moore — who are both making $1.5 million annually — followed by Georgia’s Mike Bobo at $1.4 million.

The Rebels could be a top SEC squad in 2024

Ole Miss certainly makes a case as an offseason winner, which is why expectations are high for next season in The ‘Sip. Greg McElroy agrees with those thoughts based on how he is viewing the Rebels going into the fall.

Out of 10, McElroy put it at a seven that Ole Miss would be top-three in the Southeastern Conference. That labels it as likely to him in 2024 with how his rating worked.

“I’m going to say the probability is a seven,” said McElroy on ‘Always College Football’.

“Now, like I said, 10 is a lock. Nine – highly likely, eight – very likely,” McElroy explained. “Seven? Likely. I think it’s likely that they’re a top-three team in the SEC.”

That would rank them somewhere in the range of fourth through sixth in the league for McElroy. He still has three teams ahead of them for now with Ole Miss being in that category below

“Top-three in the SEC? A top-three that I think is probably going to be determined by Alabama and Georgia, who are likely going to be in the top-three. Then you have Texas – likely going to be in the top-three,” McElroy read off. “Then you have the outsiders of those top-three that could make a move, whether it’s Tennessee, Missouri, Ole Miss. I think those three teams are kind of vying to offset one of those top-three teams that is established and maybe knock them down a rank.”