\n Cortez Hankton will make $900,000 in his first season as Ohio State’s wide receivers coach. <\/p>\n
\n\tAccording to documents obtained by The Columbus Dispatch’s Joey Kaufman<\/a>, the new Ohio State wide receivers coach is set to make $900,000 in 2026 and $1 million in 2027.\n<\/p>\n \n\tCompared to Ohio State’s 2025 assistant coach salaries, Hankton’s $900,000 salary exceeds those of quarterbacks coach Billy Fessler, linebackers coach James Laurinaitis, running backs coach Carlos Locklyn, and tight ends coach Keenan Bailey. It matches last year\u2019s salaries of safeties coach Matt Guerrieri and offensive line coach Tyler Bowen, though their salaries are set to increase to $1 million in 2026, per the terms of their contracts<\/a> from last year.\n<\/p>\n \t\tOHIO STATE’S 2025 ASSISTANT COACH SALARIES<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tCOACH<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tTITLE<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2025 SALARY<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tCONTRACT END<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tMATT PATRICIA<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$2,500,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2028<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tBRIAN HARTLINE<\/a>*<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tOFFENSIVE COORDINATOR\/WIDE RECEIVERS COACH<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$2,000,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2028<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tTIM WALTON<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tCO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR\/SECONDARY COACH<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$1,800,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2028<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tLARRY JOHNSON<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tASSOCIATE HEAD COACH\/DEFENSIVE LINE COACH<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$1,400,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2026<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tTYLER BOWEN<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tOFFENSIVE LINE COACH\/RUN GAME COORDINATOR<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$900,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2028<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tMATT GUERRIERI<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tPASSING GAME COORDINATOR\/SAFETIES COACH<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$900,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2028<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tKEENAN BAILEY<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tCO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR\/TIGHT ENDS COACH<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$650,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2027<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tCARLOS LOCKLYN<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tRUNNING BACKS COACH<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$650,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2027<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tJAMES LAURINAITIS<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tLINEBACKERS COACH<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$500,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2027<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tBILLY FESSLER<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tQUARTERBACKS COACH<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t$475,000<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t2027<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t*HARTLINE IS NOW USF’S HEAD COACH AND IS SET TO MAKE $3.5 MILLION ANNUALLY<\/p>\n \n\tHankton signed a two-year contract on Jan. 1 to replace\u00a0Brian Hartline, who is now USF’s head coach and is set to make $3.5 million annually<\/a>. Hartline made $2 million as Ohio State\u2019s offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach last season. Ohio State has not yet announced Hartline\u2019s replacement as offensive coordinator.\n<\/p>\n \n\tLike the rest of Ohio State\u2019s assistant coaches, the 44-year-old Hankton\u00a0is eligible for the following performance bonuses:\n<\/p>\n \t\t10% of their base salary if Ohio State makes the College Football Playoff, which increases to\u00a020% if Ohio State makes the quarterfinals, 25% if Ohio State makes the semifinals, 30% if Ohio State makes the national championship game and 35% if Ohio State wins the national championship<\/p>\n \t\t8% of their base salary if Ohio State makes the Big Ten Championship Game, which increases to 12% if the Buckeyes win the Big Ten Championship Game<\/p>\n