It was a given that Corey Batoon's move from calling the defense at South Alabama to doing the same at Missouri would come with a pay bump, as moves to from the Group of Five to the SEC always do.
The pay bump is quite substantial, and it also marks a savings for what Missouri was set to pay Blake Baker as well.
Before leaving for the defensive coordinator opportunity at LSU, Baker had just inked a contract extension where he was set to make $2 million annually as Missouri's defensive coordinator. All indications were Mizzou was willing to sweeten that deal considerably to keep Baker alongside Eli Drinkwitz following their special 11-2 campaign to fend off LSU's advances.
Ultimately, it was not enough, and Drink's search led him to Batoon at South Alabama.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Batoon will earn $1 million per year as part of his three-year deal that he recently signed.
Batoon made $292,000 annually at South Alabama, USA Today's assistant coach salary database shares, meaning his new salary is over triple what he was previously making.
The $1 million figure is a bargain by SEC standards, as 26 coaches in the league made at least that last fall.
His deal states that he would not owe a buyout if he were to leave for a head coaching job, an NFL assistant job, or if Eli Drinkwitz were no longer leading the Tigers.
If fired without cause, Missouri would owe Batoon the remainder of his unpaid salary through the remainder of his deal, meaning his $3 million of total earnings is essentially guaranteed.
Batoon brings previous SEC experience to his new role, as he spent a few seasons at Ole Miss as special teams coordinator, and also has stops at Liberty and FAU in addition to his defensive coordinator stop at Hawaii from 2018-19.
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