Indiana has made Bryant Haines and Mike Shanahan two of the highest-paid coordinators in college football.
Based on copies of his new memorandum of understanding with Indiana obtained by TDH via records request, Haines will go over the $3 million mark in year two of his new deal. According to recent data reported by Sportsnaut, only Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles was making more in 2025, and only one other coordinator was making more than what Haines will get in year one.
Shanahan will be approaching the $2 million mark in base pay by the end of his new arrangement.
In a three-year deal signed by Haines effective Dec. 1, he’ll get a base salary of $450,000 per year, a $75,000 annual retention bonus, plus outside marketing and promotional income of $2,400,000 in year 1 and $2,500,000 in year 2 and $2,600,000 in year 3.
Shanahan also signed a new three-year deal with a base salary of $450,000 per year, $100,000 annual retention bonuses, and outside marketing and promotional income of $1,150,000 in year 1 and $1,250,000 in year 2 and
$1,350,000 in year 3.
The deals also contain customary buyout terms, both if each coach is terminated, and if each were to leave Indiana for another position. In each case, the cost to the coach to leave is higher if they were to take a job opening at another Big Ten school.
In addition to their base pay, both coaches are eligible for the following significant performance bonuses:
A. If the Team appears in a Bowl Game, the Employee, if still employed at the time of the appearance, will receive 10% of their Base Salary.
B. If the Team wins a total of nine (9) games during the course of a single season, the Employee, if still employed at the time of the ninth win, will receive 12% of their Base Salary.
C. If the Team wins a total of ten (10) games during the course of a single season, the Employee, if still employed at the time of the tenth win, will receive 15% of their Base Salary.
D. If the Team wins a total of eleven (11) games during the course of a single season, the Employee, if still employed at the time of the eleventh win, will receive 20% of their Base Salary.
E. For purposes of Sections 5.01. B., C., and D. above, all regular season, Big Ten Championship, and bowl games (including CFP games) shall be included in the calculation of total wins during the course of a single football season.
F. If the Team appears in the Big Ten Championship Game, the Employee, if still employed at the time of the championship game, will receive 20% of their Base Salary.
G. If the Team wins the Big Ten Championship Game, the Employee, if still employed at the time of the championship game, will receive 25% of their Base Salary.
H. If the Team appears in the CFP, the employee, if still employed at the time of the game, will receive 30% of their Base Salary.
I. If the Team advances to the second round of CFP, the employee, if still employed at the time of the game, will receive 35% of their Base Salary.
J. If the Team advances to the third round of CFP, the employee, if still employed at the time of the game, will receive 40% of their Base Salary.
K. If the Team makes an appearance in the CFP National Championship game, the employee, if still employed at the time of the game, will receive 45% of their Base Salary.
L. If the Team wins the CFP National Championship game, the employee, if still employed at the time of the game, will receive 50% of their Base Salary.
These bonuses are compensation are noncumulative and the highest finish applies.
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