Do you think the coaching budget is an issue with the program? Could this be why
they took forever with the Cornerbacks coach and have an inexperienced OC?
OSU will be paying just the coaches 13.37 million this year, that doesn't include Analysts, Marriotti, etc
Anyone know what Kelly's budget looks like?
Link: Ohio State Coaching Budget 13.37 million
Replies to: Do you think the coaching budget is an issue with the program? Could this be why
The salary budget is not a constraint to hiring
Whatever caused the search length this year, I'm sure it wasn't hugely impacted by Kelly's salary budget being insufficient. I suspect it was more a case of guys deciding where they wanted to coach (i.e. pros/college, another coach/system they prefer, perhaps location, etc) rather than ND not offering enough.
Rees was put in the OC job because that is what Kelly wanted to do, not because he was easy on the budget. And lots of teams take long periods of time to fill assistant coaching roles. Heck, the Packers still do not have a WR coach. Hiring assistants in college can get squirrelly in January particularly since prior connections play a big part and 1) there are new coaches looking to build new staffs and 2) other coaches are locked down until after signing day.
ND pays well
Right or wrong, Kelly is more worried about fit than splash hires.
I’d like to see them get more aggressive on paying proven guys like Lea so you price out a lot of HC opportunities and other coordinator opportunities from other schools.
Kevin white created a train wreck with Wei's, our AD now has cleaned up his mess
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ND has never failed to overpay their FB coaches under Swarbrick
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