COLUMBIA, Mo. — Heading into his second season at Missouri, defensive coordinator Corey Batoon has received a three-year contract extension from the school.
The deal raises his salary for this season to $1.4 million and will jump to $1.5 million for the 2026 campaign.
He also received a $100,000 bonus for signing the extension and will receive another $100,000 if he’s still the defensive coordinator on Feb. 1 of next year — essentially, if Batoon doesn’t take another job during the next offseason cycle of coaching changes.
That salary range will place Batoon roughly around the 30 highest-paid assistant coaches in college football. Offensive coordinator Kirby Moore, who makes $1.5 million per season, is tied for the 22nd-highest salary, per USA Today’s database of coach contracts.
The contract was signed by Batoon on July 7. It follows a new deal signed by Eli Drinkwitz that gives the sixth-year coach a larger pool to spend on assistant coach salaries — something evidently put to use quickly.
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“We’re building something special at Mizzou, and I’m incredibly grateful to be a part of it,” Batoon said in a statement. “This program is full of talented student-athletes and coaches who take pride in doing things the right way. I’m thankful to Coach Drinkwitz and the administration for their trust, and I look forward to continuing to elevate our standard of excellence on the defensive side of the ball.”
Mizzou hired Batoon from South Alabama in January 2024, signing him to a three-year deal that ran through the 2026 football season and paid $1 million per year.
The Tigers’ passing defense improved under Batoon in 2024, though it did give up more to opponents on the ground. Heading into 2025, however, Batoon’s defense has the depth and star power to take a step forward in his second season.
“It’s been a great working relationship,” Drinkwitz said of Batoon near the end of the 2024 campaign. “I think the defensive staff has grown with more and more synergy and understanding of each other in what we’re trying to do.”
