LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson is set to become one of the highest-paid coaches in the country after the Tigers’ national championship run this spring, per a Thursday report from The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander.
Alexander reported that Johnson and the Tigers agreed to a seven-year contract worth $12.55 million dollars according to a records request The Advocate received on Thursday.
Johnson’s base salary next year will be $1.65 million, the highest publicly known mark in the country. Vanderbilt’s Tim Corbin is believed to make more, but since he is employed by a private university, his contract is not subject to public record.
Johnson took over the LSU program before the 2022 season. He’s gone 94-39 in his two seasons at the helm, including last year’s College World Series title.