Most Iowa football assistant coaches receive pay bumps ahead of 2023 season
John SteppeJohn Steppe Jul. 13, 2023 1:06 pm, Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 1:26 PM Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker leads a drill during spring practice in Iowa City, Iowa on Thursday, March 30, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker leads a drill during spring practice in Iowa City, Iowa on Thursday, March 30, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) IOWA CITY — Most of Iowa football’s assistant coaches will receive pay raises ranging from 7.4 to 18.2 percent in 2023, according to updated salary information obtained by The Gazette via a public records request. Defensive coordinator Phil Parker’s salary, which will increase from $1.3 million to $1.4 million, remains the highest among Iowa’s assistant coaches. Tight ends coach Abdul Hodge and special teams coordinator LeVar Woods have the highest percentage increases with 18.2 percent and 12 percent bumps in salary. Woods, whose special teams units have been among the best in the country, will now make a base salary of $700,000. Hodge, in his second season coaching tight ends at his alma mater, will now make a base salary of $325,000. Most other coaches’ base salaries will see raises between 7 and 8 percent. Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz was the only assistant coach to see his base salary decrease. Despite the one-year cut from $900,000 to $850,000, Ferentz remains the second-highest-paid assistant coach on his father’s staff. Iowa athletics director Gary Barta also added designated performance objectives earlier this year after a 2022 season in which Iowa had statistically one of the worst offenses in college football. Highest-paid Iowa football assistant coaches Defensive coordinator Phil Parker ($1.4 million) Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz ($850,000) Linebackers coach and assistant defensive coordinator Seth Wallace ($755,000) Strength and conditioning coach Raimond Braithwaite ($725,000) Special teams coordinator LeVar Woods ($700,000) Offensive line coach George Barnett ($645,000) Defensive line coach Kelvin Bell ($620,000) Wide receivers coach Kelton Copeland ($495,000) Assistant defensive line coach and defensive recruiting coordinator Jay Niemann ($495,000) Running backs coach Ladell Betts ($410,000) Tight ends coach Abdul Hodge ($325,000) Comments: john.steppe@thegazette.com
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