Newsstand: Mike Denbrock of Notre Dame is highest paid offensive coordinator in college football per PFF
Experienced, high-paid offensive coordinators and Notre Dame haven’t gone hand-in-hand lately. Until now. Pro Football Focus released a list of the highest-earning OCs in college football on Thursday, and the Fighting Irish’s Mike Denbrock is at the top of the chart.
Denbrock made his return to Notre Dame for a third stint as an assistant in South Bend early in the offseason. He spent the spring working with Duke quarterback transfer Riley Leonard, the Irish’s three other scholarship quarterbacks and the ND tight ends, who he oversees as the position group coach. Denbrock replaced Gerad Parker, now the head coach at Troy.
Here’s PFF’s full list.
Highest paid offensive coordinators in college football per PFF
Mike Denbrock, Notre Dame — $2.1 million
Chip Kelly, Ohio State — $2.0 million
Andy Ludwig, Utah — $1.8 million
Garrett Riley, Clemson – $1.7 million
Charlie Weis Jr., Ole Miss — $1.6 million
Andy Kotelnicki — $1.6 million
Bobby Petrino, Arkansas — $1.5 million
Kirby Moore, Arkansas — $1.5 million
Mike Bobo, Georgia — $1.4 million
Marcus Satterfield, Nebraska — $1.4 million
Will Stein, Oregon — $1.4 million
Kirk Ciarrocca, Rutgers — $1.4 million
Notre Dame tweets of the day
The countdown is officially underway. Thursday marked 100 days until the Notre Dame faces off against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field in College Station.
The Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team touched down in Philadelphia on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Final Four matchup against Denver at Lincoln Financial Field.
Deanna Gumpf retired from her post as the Fighting Irish’s softball coach after 882 wins over 23 seasons, which included 21 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.
Fighting Irish quote of the day
“We’ve been there. We know how to act. We know what to do, when. … We achieved a national championship last year, and we know what it takes to do that again.”
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