GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida is spending big in an effort to get its defense back among the nation’s elite.
The Gators gave new defensive coordinator Todd Grantham a three-year deal worth $4.47 million, making him the highest paid assistant in school history. Grantham will earn $1.39 million this season, $1.49 million in 2019 and $1.59 million in 2020, according to contracts the school released Tuesday.
Coach Dan Mullen’s on-field staff will earn a total of $4.74 million this season, with Grantham getting the largest cut.
Only 15 college football assistants made more than $1 million in 2017, with nine of those in the Southeastern Conference.
The 51-year-old Grantham spent one year with Mullen at Mississippi State and turned the Bulldogs into one of the league’s top defenses.
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