Mel Tucker is now a million-dollar man at Georgia.
After a 2017 season that saw Georgia's defense improve considerably en route to an appearance in the College Football Playoff National Championship, Tucker, the Bulldogs' defensive coordinator, will now earn an annual salary of $1.5 million. That is a $150,000 increase from the $900,000 he earned during the 2017 season. This figure was obtained in an open records request submitted by The Telegraph.
Tucker's defense finished the past season sixth in scoring defense by allowing only 16.4 points per game. Georgia was also ninth in the nation in total defense by averaging only 294.