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Where Clemson football, Dabo Swinney's coaching staff pay ranks among CFP assistants
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Dabo Swinney 's Clemson staff is the third-highest paid in college football, according to USA TODAY Sports' annual analysis of assistant coach compensation.
Clemson pays its assistant coaches a total of $9,675,000 in annual salary, including retention and signing bonuses. It is the highest in the ACC and sits behind only Ohio State and Georgia. These figures for assistant coach payroll include only the 10 primary assistant coaches, including coordinators and position coaches.
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Swinney's pay is not included. He earns $11.1 million in school pay, excluding bonuses. He is the second highest-paid coach in the sport only behind Georgia coach Kirby Smart ($13.3 million).
Here's the breakdown of where Clemson's assistant coaches rank in pay.
Where Clemson football ranks in assistant coach pay
Clemson is third in assistant coach pay with $9,675,000. Ohio State is No. 1 in assistant coach pay at $11,425,000, and Georgia is second at $10,332,000.
Only five of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff rank in the top 15 in assistant payroll, including Clemson's CFP first-round opponent Texas . The No. 12 seed Tigers (10-3) face the No. 5 seed Longhorns (11-2) on Dec. 21 (4 p.m. ET, TNT) in Austin, Texas, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The winner advances to play No. 4 seed Arizona State, the Big 12 champion, in the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 1 (1 p.m. ET, ESPN).
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Here are the 15 highest-paid staffs of assistant coaches:
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Ohio State: $11,425,000
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Georgia: $10,332,000
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Clemson: $9,675,000
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Alabama : $9,475,000
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Michigan : $9,384,000
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LSU : $9,300,000
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Texas: $9,100,000
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Florida State: $8,475,000
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Oregon : $8,295,000
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Utah: $8,275,000
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Ole Miss : $7,900,000
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Iowa : $7,900,000
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Kentucky : $7,565,000
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North Carolina : $7,373,858
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Texas A&M : $7,200,000
Here are Clemson's highest paid assistants
Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley is tied for 13th nationally with Kentucky defensive coordinator Brad White in assistant pay at $1.75 million in base salary. Clemson defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin is tied for 29th with four other coaches in assistant pay at $1.4 million.
Here is what Clemson pays its 10 primary assistants and strength coach:
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Garrett Riley, offensive coordinator, $1.75 million
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Wes Goodwin, defensive coordinator, $1.4 million
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Nick Eason, defensive tackles, $1.1 million
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Matt Luke, offensive line, $975,000
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Chris Rumph, defensive ends, $950,000
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Mickey Conn, safeties, $900,000
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Mike Reed, cornerbacks, $900,000
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Joey Batson, strength, $650,000
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Kyle Richardson, tight ends, $600,000
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Tyler Grisham, wide receivers, $550,000
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C.J. Spiller , running backs, $550,000
Note: Batson's pay is not included in Clemson's assistant coach pay.
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Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
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