Rutgers University has extended the contract of its offensive coordinator, Kirk Ciarrocca, for multiple years and given him a significant salary increase, making him one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in the country.
has revamped its offensive coordinator’s contract, extending his tenure for multiple years and giving him a significant raise that makes him one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in the country. The University’s Board of Governors last month approved a two-year contract extension for Scarlet Knights offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca that will augment his salary to $1.
9 million in 2025 — a $500,000 raise from the $1.4 million salary he was set to make with his previous deal — and keep him in Piscataway through the 2027 season, according to an employment agreement obtained by NJ Advance Media through an open public records request.Ciarrocca’s salary will extend his record as the highest-paid assistant coach in program history, marking a $500,000 raise from his previous salary. At $1.9 million, Ciarrocca’s salary would be tied for the 10th-highest salary among college football assistant coaches and third-highest among offensive coordinators last season, per USA Today’s database.If Ciarrocca terminates his contract prior to the final regular season or post-season game of the 2025 season, his buyout is $1.5 million. If Ciarrocca terminates his contract after the final regular season or post-season game of the 2025 season but before the first game of the 2026 season, his buyout is $1 million. If Ciarrocca terminates his contract after the final regular season or post-season game of the 2026 season but before the first game of the 2027 season, his buyout is $500,000. Ciarrocca’s buyout will be waived if he terminates his employment “because Gregory Schiano is no longer the head coach of the Rutgers football program, or in the event the termination occurs after the first game of the 2027 season.”Ciarrocca is set to make a retention bonus of $75,000 if he remains employed on July 1, 2025. The extension comes 12 months after Ciarrocca signed a three-year deal through the 2025 season last December; his salary for the 2024 season was $1.4 million — the 27th-highest among assistant coaches in college football, according toIt also came two weeks after defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak left his post to become the head coach at UMass. In the second season of his second stint in Piscataway, Ciarrocca led the best Rutgers offenses in a decade this fall. Through 12 games and withstill on their schedule, the Scarlet Knights have the most total yards , points and touchdowns in a decade, and their most first downs and rushing yards since 2007.“Continuity is always good,” head coach Greg Schiano said Monday. “When you lose a coach, especially a leader on one side of the ball or the other, I don’t think you can imagine the amount of work that creates for a head coach.” Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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