Matt Rhule's coaching staff will be paid $5.97 million in 2023
The final contract details were released for Matt Rhule’s coaching staff by the University of Nebraska on Wednesday.
Tight end’s coach Bob Wager is on a three-year agreement and will be paid $315,000 in 2023.
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Wager was the lone assistant coach contract that had not been released by NU.
In total, Rhule’s coaching staff counting strength and conditioning coach Corey Campbell will be paid $5.97 million in 2023. $5.52 million of Rhule’s $7 million staff pool was used for the 10 on-field coaching hires.
Under Scott Frost in 2022, the total payout to the 11 contracted assistant coaches was $5.45 million – $5.05 million without the strength coach’s salary included.
The initial terms of Rhule’s contract allow up to $7 million annually for his 10 full-time assistant coaches. The strength coach is not included in the $7 million pool, a University spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. It’s expected that the leftover money will now be used for some of the hires Rhule has made on his support staff.
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Before this year, no coordinator at Nebraska made more than $875,000. Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield and defensive coordinator Tony White will make over $1 million in 2023.
Secondary coach Evan Cooper also has the highest non-coordinator salary in NU school history at $670,000. The previous high was wide receivers coach Mickey Joseph, who made $600,000 last season.
Nebraska assistant coach salary breakdown
| NAME | POSITION | ANNUAL COMPENSATION |
| Marcus Satterfield | Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach | $1,400,000 |
| Tony White | Defensive Coordinator | $1,000,000 |
| Evan Cooper | Defensive Pass Game Coordinator and Secondary Coach | $670,000 |
| Ed Foley | Special Teams Coordinator | $550,000 |
| Corey Campbell | Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach | $450,000 |
| Terrance Knighton | Defensive Line Coach | $400,000 |
| Donovan Raiola | Offensive Line Coach | $325,000 |
| Bob Wager | Tight Ends Coach | $315,000 |
| EJ Barthel | Running Backs Coach | $285,000 |
| Rob Dvoracek | Linebackers Coach | $285,000 |
| Garrett McGuire | Wide Receivers Coach | $285,000 |
