Ohio State is raising Ryan Day’s annual salary to $ 9.5 million as part of a two-year contract extension that will place him among the nation’s highest-paid college football coaches.
Day’s raise makes him the latest manager to earn $ 9 million a year, making him one of the highest-paid coaches alongside Nick Saban of Alabama and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney and putting his contract in line with recent deals concluded. to Mel Tucker of the State of Michigan and Brian of LSU Kelly.
The extension, which was to get formal approval from university administrators on Wednesday, raises the 43-year-old Day total salary package by about $ 2 million a year and would keep it in Columbus for at least the 2028 season.
Day was named Urban Meyer’s successor when Meyer retired after the 2018 season. In three seasons, Day led the Buckeyes to a 34-4 record, including 23-1 in the Big Ten. His teams have won two championships. Big Ten and made two appearances in the College Football Playoff.
In class, Day’s program had four consecutive semesters with a team’s cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00, the university said.
The university has also raised the salaries of four other coaches, including men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann, who will receive a three-year extension and an annual $ 500,000 salary increase that pushes his annual package to around $ 3. , 5 million.
Under three-time finalist Naismith Coach of the Year, the Buckeyes compiled a record of 107-56, including a score of 59-40 Big Ten. They won at least 20 games in all five seasons and progressed to the NCAA tournament every year it was held during Holtmann’s tenure. Ohio State is one of only three Power 5 teams to have won 20 games in each of the past five years, along with Kansas and Oregon.
Women’s basketball coach Kevin McGuff will receive a new four-year contract with a total annual salary of $ 1.05 million. The contract runs from 1 July and extends for the 2025-26 season.
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