Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds said Tuesday that Will Muschamp will remain as the Longhorns defensive coordinator and will someday succeed Mack Brown as head coach, according to the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman.
Dodds said a new contract thatll raise Muschamps salary to $900,000 has been agreed to in principle. The new deal makes Muschamp the nations highest-paid assistant coach, according to the newspaper.
We want to keep Will Muschamp as our defensive coordinator at the University of Texas, Dodds said. Weve decided to build our future from the inside.
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The deal obviously is similar to one that Florida State has set up for Bobby Bowdens successor. The Seminoles brought in Jimbo Fisher as offensive coordinator last December with the intent of having him take over for Bowden. Fisher was given a $600,000 salary.