East Lansing – Michigan State’s Mel Tucker isn’t the only one who cashed in after the Spartans went 11-2 in 2021, capping an impressive season with a victory over Pittsburgh in the Peach Bowl.
Of the 10 on-field assistants, seven returned from last season’s staff and all seven signed two-year extensions and earned raises with three of them seeing their annual salaries top the $1 million mark, according to contracts provided by Michigan State.
Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jay Johnson is the highest paid of the assistants, seeing his annual salary jump from $975,000 to $1.