Georgia's coordinators will each make $850,000

January 16, 2016 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated January 16, 2016 at 12:35 a.m.

by David Paschall

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, Alabama assistant head coach/defensive backs Mel Tucker works with his players during football practice in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Kirby Smart completed filling his new Georgia staff on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, by hiring Alabama defensive backs coach and assistant head coach Mel Tucker as the Bulldogs' defensive coordinator. (Vasha Hunt/Alabama Media Group via AP, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, Alabama assistant head coach/defensive backs Mel Tucker works with his players during football practice in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Kirby Smart completed filling his new Georgia staff on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, by hiring Alabama defensive backs coach and assistant head coach Mel Tucker as the Bulldogs' defensive coordinator. (Vasha Hunt/Alabama Media Group via AP, File)

Georgia's two coordinators under new head football coach Kirby Smart will start off on equal financial footing.

Defensive coordinator Mel Tucker, the former Alabama secondary coach whose hiring was confirmed Tuesday morning, has agreed to a three-year contract that will pay him $850,000. Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney previously agreed to a three-year deal at $850,000 annually.

Georgia's previous defensive coordinator, Jeremy Pruitt, earned $850,000 in 2014 before receiving a raise before this past season to $1.3 million. Pruitt's predecessor, Todd Grantham, made $850,000 in 2013.

The offensive coordinator this past season, Brian Schottenheimer, earned $950,000.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.

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