Two Arkansas football assistant coaches received pay raises July 1, increasing the cumulative salary for the Razorbacks' 10 assistant coaches to a program record $4.915 million in the coming year.
Barry Lunney Jr., who entering his seventh season is Arkansas' longest-tenured assistant coach, received a pay raise of $15,000 to $365,000 per year. Lunney added special teams coordinator to his title during the offseason. He is also the team's tight ends coach.
Second-year receivers coach Justin Stepp will be paid $400,000 annually, an increase of $50,000 over last season.
According to Stepp's contract, he received two pay raises this year - one totaling $30,000 in February and another worth $20,000 this month.