FAYETTEVILLE — Two Arkansas football assistant coaches received contract extensions and pay raises this summer.
The contracts for cornerbacks coach Sam Carter and Jimmy Smith were extended through February 2023. Carter’s salary was increased to $350,000 and Smith’s salary was increased to $300,000.
Both coaches were previously under contract at $225,000 per year through February 2022.
Smith’s contract extension was finalized June 28 and Carter’s was finalized July 26. Both contracts were discovered through a Freedom of Information Act request.
With the salary increases, Arkansas’ 10 full-time assistant coaches are scheduled to be paid $5.