Oregon State increases its football assistant coaches salary pool by $400,000 next year, $675,000 in 2021
Oregon State has increased its football assistant coaches salary pool by at least $400,000 for the 2020 season and $675,000 for 2021. According to contracts obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive, Oregon State 10 assistant coaches will earn combined salaries of $3.5 million for 2020. The pool increases to $3.75 million for 2021. That figure doesn’t include the salary of strength and conditioning coach Mike McDonald, whose contract was still in process. Last year, the 10 assistant coaches had a combined salary of $3.1 million, and $3.3 million including McDonald’s $200,000 salary. All of Oregon State’s assistant coaches signed two-year contracts earlier this month. In January, head coach Jonathan Smith agreed to extend his contract through 2025, with a salary of $2.4 million next season. The assistant coach receiving the largest raise is offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren, whose annual salary was bumped from $500,004 to $700,008 for the next two years. Defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar will receive $600,000 in 2020 and $625,008 for 2021, an increase from $575,004 last season. Receivers coach Kefense Hynson and running backs coach Michael Pitre received $50,000 increases over 2019 to $250,008. Both coaches receive another $50,000 bump next season to $300,000.…