Two Clemson coaches in top-11 of 2020 assistant pay

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Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables and offensive coordinator Tony Elliott ranked in the top-11 for total pay in USA TODAY's 2020 assistant coach salaries database.

After pandemic reductions, Venables brought in a fourth-most $2.16 million, while Elliott tallied $1.52 million.

Alabama's Steve Sarkisian and Auburn's Kevin Steele top the list at $2.5 million, while LSU's Bo Pelini is third ($2.28M).

Clemson's total staff pay ranked third overall ($7.6M) behind Alabama ($8.85M) and Ohio State ($7.86M).

The next-highest staff listed pay out of the ACC is Florida State ($5.4M). A number of league schools are private and choose to not disclose their salaries, including Notre Dame and Miami.

2020 Clemson assistant pay (USA TODAY)

Venables - $2.16 million

Elliott - $1.52 million

Robbie Caldwell - $610,500

Brandon Streeter - $563,000

Mike Reed - $520,250

Danny Pearman - $519,750

Todd Bates - $491,5750

Mickey Conn - $489,250

Lemanski Hall - $477,500

Tyler Grisham - $288,000

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