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Several Crimson Tide assistant coaches received raises Tuesday, according Alabama’s Rivals’ site. Alabama’s defensive coordinator Kirby Smart received a $200,000 raise, bumping him from $1.3 million to $1.5 million. He is the highest paid assistant coach at Alabama, but the third-highest paid defensive coordinator in the Southeastern Conference. Auburn’s Will Muschamp ($1.6 million) and Texas A&M’s John Chavis ($1.67 million) are ahead of Smart.
Alabama’s offensive coach Mario Cristobal was extended from $500,000 to $515,000.
Offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, who made $680,000 last season, didn’t get a raise.
| Raises for Alabama’s assistant coaches | ||||
| Name | Position | Season/Year | Starting pay | Pay w/Raise |
| Kirby Smart | DC/ILBs coach | 8th | $1.3 million | $1.5 million |
| Mario Cristobal | OL coach | 3rd | $500,000 | $515,000 |
| Bo Davis | DL coach | 2nd | $450,000 | $475,000 |
| Bobby Williams | STs/TEs coach | 8th | $428,000 | $440,840 |
| Burton Burns | RBs coach | 9th | $335,000 | $345,000 |
| Billy Napier | WRs coach | 3rd | $325,000 | $340,000 |
| Scott Cochran | Strength coach | 9th | $395,000 | $420,000 |
| Mel Tucker | Secondary coach | 1st | $500,000 | $600,000 |
| Tosh Lupoi | OLBs coach | 1st | N/A | $425,000 |
*All raises go until Feb. 28, 2017.
Stephen M. Smith is a staff writer and columnist for Touchdown Alabama Magazine, Pick Six Previews and SB Nation. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @ESPN_Future.
