Indiana signs defensive coordinator Bryant Haines to extension; what it means
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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football has signed defensive coordinator Bryant Haines to a lucrative new three-year extension that will pay him in the range of $3 million a year, per a source familiar with the situation.
Haines' latest deal comes on the heels of his group shutting down OSU's star-studded offense in the Big Ten title game. His players credited his mantra, "do your 1/11th", for the team's dominant performance.
"We had all the confidence in the world, but we wanted to go show the world, we believe and now I feel like everyone can believe," Indiana defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker said.
Indiana has upped Haines' salary three times since the former JMU defensive coordinator followed coach Curt Cignetti to Bloomington. He's now the first IU assistant coach to cross the $1 million, $2 million and $3 million annual salary threshold.
His latest deal also keeps him as one of the country's highest paid assistants with the coaching carousel still in full swing.
Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson has been proactive with the football team's current group of coaches from Curt Cignetti on down. Cignetti signed an extension in October that came together in the matter of days after a brief meeting between the two.
It's an extension of the commitment Dolson and president Pam Whitten promised Cignetti when they hired him two years ago.
"They understood it was integral that they get football going," Cignetti said of IU's financial commitment.
Indiana goes into the College Football Playoff ranked sixth in total defense (257.2 yards allowed per year allowed), third in rushing defense (77.6 yards per game) and second in scoring defense (10.8 points per game). They were also incredibly disruptive with 112 tackles for loss (second in the FBS) and 39 sacks (fourth most in the country).
"We attack," Cignetti said of the defense. "We move a lot up front. TFLs, sacks, stop the run is the emphasis. There's a lot of line movement. We were very disruptive."
Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Bryant Haines, Indiana football defensive coordinator, gets extension
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