Georgia extends contracts for Mike Bobo and Glenn Schumann through 2028

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ATHENS – Mike Bobo and Glenn Schumann have done exactly what Kirby Smart hired them to do: win football games, collect championships and keep Georgia among the nation’s elite.

Now they’re being paid accordingly.

Georgia has rewarded both coordinators with contract extensions through the 2028 season and another round of raises, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. The new deals extend contracts that previously expired in June 2027 to Jan. 31, 2029, while pushing each coach’s annual salary to $2.2 million this season, $2.3 million in 2027 and $2.4 million in 2028.

In Athens these days, winning isn’t just expected. It’s expensive.

The extensions follow salary increases approved in January, when offensive coordinator Mike Bobo received a $700,000 raise and defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann picked up another six-figure bump. Together, the two coordinators now rank among the highest-paid assistants in college football — a reflection of both Georgia’s success and the escalating cost of keeping elite coaching staffs intact.

For Bobo, the latest payday completes a remarkable financial climb during his second stint in Athens.

When Smart promoted the former Georgia quarterback to offensive coordinator in 2023, Bobo earned $1 million annually. A year later that number climbed to $1.503 million. Another extension was supposed to raise it to $1.603 million this season before Georgia tore up that agreement and replaced it with one worth nearly $600,000 more.

The Bulldogs believe stability is worth the investment.

Bobo’s offense helped Georgia capture consecutive SEC championships for the first time since the Vince Dooley era of 1980-82. While Georgia didn’t produce the eye-popping offensive statistics that have become common in today’s hurry-up era, the Bulldogs were ruthlessly efficient where it mattered most.

Georgia finished fourth nationally in red-zone touchdown percentage while ranking 28th in scoring offense and 35th in rushing offense.

Kirby Smart has never been overly impressed by empty offensive numbers.

“I think Mike has done a tremendous job,” Smart said before the Sugar Bowl. “He doesn’t chase numbers. Look at what they’ve done in the red area. It’s been incredible.”

Quarterback Gunner Stockton blossomed under Bobo’s guidance in his first season as Georgia’s starter, completing nearly 70 percent of his passes for 2,894 yards with 24 touchdowns against only five interceptions while adding 10 rushing touchdowns.

Running back Nate Frazier narrowly missed the 1,000-yard mark with 947 rushing yards, and transfer receiver Zachariah Branch set a Georgia single-season record with 81 receptions.

Bobo recently completed his 11th season as Georgia’s offensive coordinator over two separate stints and his 18th season overall as an on-field assistant in Athens.

If Bobo’s offense has been efficient, Schumann’s defense has remained suffocating.

Georgia finished first in the SEC in red-zone defense, second in the conference in rushing defense and scoring defense, and among the nation’s top 15 in both scoring and total defense.

Few assistant coaches have built a résumé quite like Schumann’s.

Smart hired him away from Alabama in 2016 when Schumann was just 25 years old and had never served as an on-field assistant. A decade later, he has become one of the sport’s most respected defensive minds and perhaps the most coveted assistant coach in the country.

He’s also the last remaining on-field assistant from Smart’s original Georgia staff.

Schumann’s linebackers room has become something of an awards factory, producing Butkus Award winners Roquan Smith, Nakobe Dean and Jalon Walker, along with finalists Monty Rice and Jamon Dumas-Johnson.

In today’s college football landscape, retaining elite assistant coaches can be nearly as difficult as recruiting elite players. Head coaches across the country routinely target successful coordinators, and lucrative opportunities emerge every offseason.

Georgia’s response was straightforward.

Pay them before someone else tries to.

For a program intent on remaining at the top of college football, the latest investment isn’t simply about rewarding past success. It’s about protecting the foundation of what Smart has spent the better part of a decade building.