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Now that the UF buyout money has run out, his salary has jumped from $300K to $1 million.
For those that didn't know, he signed a contract to pay him only $300K while he was collecting the UF money - and after that ran out his salary would go up to $1 million:
Report: UCF DC Randy Shannon now CFB's highest-paid G5 assistant
Report: UCF DC Randy Shannon now CFB's highest-paid G5 assistant
UCF defensive coordinator Randy Shannon has now earned the title as the highest-paid Group of Five assistant in the nation. The Orlando Sentinel reported on Tuesday that Shannon's annual compensation spiked from $300,000 to $1 million as of Feb. 1, a mark that puts him at No. 24 nationally on the list of college football's highest-paid assistant coaches and atop the list within the Group of Five.
On top of the bump in pay, Shannon also received a one-time retention bonus of $300,000 earlier this month, per the report. Altogether, UCF is on pace to pay its assistant more than $3.5 million dollars combined for the 2020 campaign.
As far as other notable UCF assistants are concerned, new co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Alex Golesh will make $400,000 annually, while Joseph Halzle will now make $165,000 annually after being promoted to the role of quarterbacks coach, per the report.
Shannon, 53, has been on the staff at UCF since December 2017. In his first season with the program, the Knights went an overall 12-1, captured a second straight American Conference title and earned a berth in the Fiesta Bowl, finishing as the AP No. 11 team in the country. The team allowed just 22.7 points per game and ranked in the top-10 nationally with 28 forced turnovers. UCF's 8.2 tackles for loss per game was also a mark that ranked in the top-5 nationally.
This past fall, UCF led the country in tackles for loss and allowed 22.8 points per game en route to a 9-3 finish. Shannon's unit ranked sixth nationally in both third-down defense and passing efficiency defense.
Before coming to join the UCF staff, Shannon spent three seasons up the road at the University of Florida as the Gators' defensive coordinator, a stint that saw him serve as Florida's interim head coach for the final four games of the 2017 season. The 2016 season was Shannon's most successful in Gainesville, as the Gators defense ended the year ranked fifth in the nation at 293.0 yards allowed per per game. Florida also boasted one of the top pass defenses in college football that year, allowing opponents 148.5 yards per game.
Much of Shannon's 25-year coaching career was spent with his alma mater of Miami, first from 1991-1997 and then again from 2001-2010. In his second stint, Shannon served as the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator from 2001-2006 before he was made head coach in time for the 2007 campaign. Shannon, in his first season as the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator in 2001, was named the Broyles Award winner as the top assistant coach in college football. The Hurricanes won the national championship that season, going a perfect 12-0.
Miami went an overall 28-22 with Shannon at the helm -- a run highlighted by a 9-win season in 2009 -- before he was relieved of his duties at the end of the 2010 regular season.
In the time between his stops at Miami and Florida, Shannon had took on assistant roles at TCU (2012) and Arkansas (2013-2014). Shannon also previously spent three seasons in the NFL as an assistant for the Miami Dolphins' from 1998-2000.
As a player, Shannon spent both his entire college and NFL career playing under legendary head coach Jimmy Johnson. Shannon suited up for the Hurricanes from 1985-1988 before he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1989. Shannon was released by Dallas in October 1990.
UCF, entering its third year under head coach Josh Heupel, will kick off its 2020 season at home vs. Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels on Friday, Sept. 4.
For those that didn't know, he signed a contract to pay him only $300K while he was collecting the UF money - and after that ran out his salary would go up to $1 million:
Report: UCF DC Randy Shannon now CFB's highest-paid G5 assistant
Report: UCF DC Randy Shannon now CFB's highest-paid G5 assistant
UCF defensive coordinator Randy Shannon has now earned the title as the highest-paid Group of Five assistant in the nation. The Orlando Sentinel reported on Tuesday that Shannon's annual compensation spiked from $300,000 to $1 million as of Feb. 1, a mark that puts him at No. 24 nationally on the list of college football's highest-paid assistant coaches and atop the list within the Group of Five.
On top of the bump in pay, Shannon also received a one-time retention bonus of $300,000 earlier this month, per the report. Altogether, UCF is on pace to pay its assistant more than $3.5 million dollars combined for the 2020 campaign.
As far as other notable UCF assistants are concerned, new co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Alex Golesh will make $400,000 annually, while Joseph Halzle will now make $165,000 annually after being promoted to the role of quarterbacks coach, per the report.
Shannon, 53, has been on the staff at UCF since December 2017. In his first season with the program, the Knights went an overall 12-1, captured a second straight American Conference title and earned a berth in the Fiesta Bowl, finishing as the AP No. 11 team in the country. The team allowed just 22.7 points per game and ranked in the top-10 nationally with 28 forced turnovers. UCF's 8.2 tackles for loss per game was also a mark that ranked in the top-5 nationally.
This past fall, UCF led the country in tackles for loss and allowed 22.8 points per game en route to a 9-3 finish. Shannon's unit ranked sixth nationally in both third-down defense and passing efficiency defense.
Before coming to join the UCF staff, Shannon spent three seasons up the road at the University of Florida as the Gators' defensive coordinator, a stint that saw him serve as Florida's interim head coach for the final four games of the 2017 season. The 2016 season was Shannon's most successful in Gainesville, as the Gators defense ended the year ranked fifth in the nation at 293.0 yards allowed per per game. Florida also boasted one of the top pass defenses in college football that year, allowing opponents 148.5 yards per game.
Much of Shannon's 25-year coaching career was spent with his alma mater of Miami, first from 1991-1997 and then again from 2001-2010. In his second stint, Shannon served as the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator from 2001-2006 before he was made head coach in time for the 2007 campaign. Shannon, in his first season as the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator in 2001, was named the Broyles Award winner as the top assistant coach in college football. The Hurricanes won the national championship that season, going a perfect 12-0.
Miami went an overall 28-22 with Shannon at the helm -- a run highlighted by a 9-win season in 2009 -- before he was relieved of his duties at the end of the 2010 regular season.
In the time between his stops at Miami and Florida, Shannon had took on assistant roles at TCU (2012) and Arkansas (2013-2014). Shannon also previously spent three seasons in the NFL as an assistant for the Miami Dolphins' from 1998-2000.
As a player, Shannon spent both his entire college and NFL career playing under legendary head coach Jimmy Johnson. Shannon suited up for the Hurricanes from 1985-1988 before he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1989. Shannon was released by Dallas in October 1990.
UCF, entering its third year under head coach Josh Heupel, will kick off its 2020 season at home vs. Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels on Friday, Sept. 4.
