Ohio State football assistants Brian Hartline, Tony Alford see pay raises after promotions

Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline and running backs coach Tony Alford received pay raises following their promotions in January.

Hartline, who added passing game coordinator to his title, is making $950,000 this year, up from the $600,000 annual base salary he was paid in 2021, while Alford saw a $132,000 raise to $750,000 after being named run game coordinator in addition to his other responsibilities.

The university provided copies of their contacts to The Dispatch on Wednesday following a public records request.

The sizeable pay bump now makes Hartline the second-highest-paid position coach on the Buckeyes’ staff after only veteran defensive line coach Larry Johnson, who is due $1.13 million over 2022.

Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson also earn seven-figure salaries at $1.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively.

Prior to their promotions this offseason, Hartline and Alford were pursued by other programs.

FootballScoop reported that Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman targeted Hartline as an addition to his inaugural staff with the Fighting Irish. A former linebacker at Ohio State from 2004-08, Freeman was once teammates with Hartline.

Alford told The Dispatch in November he received an offer to join Brian Kelly’s staff at LSU before turning it down. Before joining the Buckeyes in 2015, Alford was an assistant for five seasons under Kelly at Notre Dame.

Buckeyes quarterback coach Corey Dennis also received a pay raise to $400,000 after making $300,000 last year.

Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Contact him at jkaufman@dispatch.com or on Twitter @joeyrkaufman.

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