Here's how much Nebraska will pay Scott Frost and his staff in 2020
Coaching salaries typically move in one direction -- up -- but Nebraska will pay Scott Frost's staff less in 2020 than it did in 2019.
Which couldn't necessarily come as a surprise after a season that began in the AP Top 25 ended at 5-7.
No individual coach will take a pay cut; the slight drop (1 percent) is due to losing two assistants and replacing them with lower-salaried coaches. Offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Troy Walters and his $700,000 salary was not retained and replaced by Matt Lubick, who signed a 2-year contract at $500,000 per year.
After losing JoVan Dewitt to North Carolina, Frost re-hired Mike Dawson -- Nebraska's defensive line coach in 2018 -- as outside linebackers coach. That moved provided $125,000 in savings for Nebraska.
Those savings will be short lived, though. Dawson's salary will jump to $500,000 in 2021 and $550,000 in 2022 as part of a 3-year contract he signed to leave the New York Giants.
Strength coach Zach Duval earns $400,000 per year, 14th most in the nation.
All information comes courtesy of Husker Onlineand the USA Todaysalary database.
Coach | 2019 Salary | 2020 Salary | Change |
Scott Frost (HC) | $5 million | $5 million | None |
Erik Chinander (DC/LBs) | $800,000 | $800,000 | None |
Matt Lubick (OC/WRs) | $700,000* | $500,000 | -$200,000 (-29%) |
Greg Austin (OL/RGC) | $500,000 | $500,000 | None |
Travis Fisher (DBs) | $325,000 | $450,000 | $125,000 (39%) |
Sean Beckton (TEs) | $400,000 | $400,000 | None |
Ryan Held (RBs/RC) | $300,000 | $400,000 | $100,000 (33%) |
Mario Verduzco (QBs) | $375,000 | $375,000 | None |
Tony Tuioti (DL) | $375,000 | $375,000 | None |
Mike Dawson (OLBs) | $475,000* | $325,000 | -$150,000 (-32%) |
Barrett Ruud (ILBs) | $225,000 | $225,000 | None |
Total | $9.475 million | $9.35 million | -$125,000 (-1%) |
* - Salary earned by staff member no longer at Nebraska
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