The Georgia Bulldogs hired former Oregon assistant coach Bryan McClendon to replace Cortez Hankton as wide receivers coach. McClendon will serve as the passing game coordinator for Kirby Smart and is returning to Athens after previously coaching under Mark Richt.
McClendon, a Georgia alumnus, elected to come home three weeks after accepting a job as co-offensive coordinator with the Miami Hurricanes. McClendon will be paid $700,000 per year. He was previously paid $515,000 at Oregon, per the USA Today’s salary survey.
The LSU Tigers are paying Cortez Hankton $900,000 per year as their wide receiver coach. He was previously paid $550,000 per year at Georgia.
Former Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo is back in Athens. Bobo will serve as an analyst and will be paid $100,000 per year. Bobo is in a similar situation to former South Carolina coach Will Muschamp.
Bobo will be coaching on the same team as his son, a class of 2022 signee. Additionally, Bobo is owed $1.3 million per year from Auburn for the next two years. Bobo is a former Georgia football quarterback who coached under Mark Richt.
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