Georgia assistants receive raises, co-coordinators among biggest beneficiaries
Georgia Football assistants are set to receive raises according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, reporting higher pay for several of the members on Kirby Smart’s staff.
Will Muschamp and Glenn Schumann each will make $800,000 in 2022 as they share the title of co-defensive coordinator after Dan Lanning left for the head coaching position at Oregon. Schumann was previously making $600,000 while Muschamp, who joined the staff as a defensive analyst a year ago, was slated to receive $300,000.
Those two assistants weren’t the only ones receiving raises though. Offensive analyst Buster Faulkner, who helps offensive coordinator Todd Monken in working with the quarterbacks, got a $50,000 bump to $200,000 per year while Eddie Gordon, previously a graduate assistant, was promoted into a full-time quality control role.
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Georgia has been active in searches to fill out Smart’s staff. Wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton left for the same position at LSU to be replaced by Bryan McClendon, slated to make $700,000. Meanwhile, on the defensive side of the ball, Chidera Uzo-Diribe has been hired to coach outside linebackers, the position group previously led by Lanning, as the defensive backs coaching position remains open after the departure of Jahmile Addae to Miami. A full list of staff changes can be found below.
- Dan Lanning – Leaving for Oregon to become next head coach
- Katie Turner – Leaving for Florida to work in recruiting
- Josh Lee – Resigning from duties as Director of Football Operations
- Ben Sowders – Leaving for Louisville to be Director of Strength and Conditioning
- Cortez Hankton – Leaving for LSU to coach wide receivers
- Robby Discher – Leaving for Tulane to become Special Teams Coordinator
- Jordan Barber – Coming to Georgia from Miami to work in strength and conditioning
- John Jancek – Leaving for LSU for a defensive analyst job
- Mike Bobo – Former UGA QB/OC coming back to Georgia as offensive analyst
- Bryan McClendon – Former UGA assistant coming back to Georgia from Miami to coach wide receivers
- Rodney Prince – Leaving for Miami to work in strength and conditioning
- Chidera Uzo-Diribe – Coming to Georgia from TCU as outside linebackers coach
- Jahmile Addae – Leaving for Miami to coach defensive backs
- Kirk Benedict – Coming to Georgia from Duke special teams coordinator position as special teams analyst
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