Georgia football’s defensive domination hasn’t gone unnoticed as second-year defensive coordinator Dan Lanning receives a one-year contract extension through 2023. Marc Weizer of the Athens Banner-Herald was the first to report.
Lanning previously received a $500,000 raise in salary in March, which brought his annual salary to 1.25 million annually. That makes him Georgia’s highest-paid assistant coach .
New offensive coordinator Todd Monken is a close second at $1.1 million in 2020, $1.25 million in 2021, and $1.4 million in 2022.
Lanning was an outside linebacker’s coach before taking over the Georgia defense after former defensive coordinator Mel Tucker left to take the head coach position at Colorado after the 2018 season.
Under Lanning in 2019, the Bulldogs defense was one of the best Georgia units we’ve ever seen. They led the league both in scoring defense with 12.6 points per game, and in rushing yards allowed per game with 74.6.
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