KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The 10 assistants and the strength coach on new Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt's staff will make a combined annual total of nearly $6.5 million.
Tennessee officially announced Pruitt's assistants Thursday, though Pruitt already had mentioned most of them during a news conference last month. Salary information was obtained through a public records request.
Pruitt's staff includes offensive coordinator Tyson Helton (making $1.205 million per year), defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer ($705,000), cornerbacks coach Terry Fair ($255,000), strength coach Craig Fitzgerald ($625,000), offensive line coach Will Friend ($805,000), running backs coach Robert Gillespie ($515,000), receivers coach David Johnson ($505,000), special teams coordinator Charles Kelly ($330,000), tight ends coach Brian Niedermeyer ($205,000), defensive line coach Tracy Rocker ($505,000) and co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach Chris Rumph ($805,000).