Nebraska Football’s two biggest recruiters get deserved pay raise

Two Nebraska Football coaches will make more money next season.

Nebraska Football secondaries coach Travis Fisher is in line for a big raise. According to a report from the Lincoln Journal Star, Fisher will make $125,000 more than last year. Effective January 1, this will increase his salary to $450,000. That’s certainly a lot of money. However, he has earned it.

Look, I understand what many of you are probably thinking. “He doesn’t need a raise, he makes enough money already.” That point of view is totally understandable, I get were many of you are coming from. However, in this case, his raise was definitely needed. There were reports circulating that Lane Kiffin wanted Fisher to join his staff at Ole Miss. This was a good move on Nebraska’s part to make sure that didn’t happen.

For one, Fisher is a phenomenal recruiter. When you look at how well he recruited the state of Florida, it’s a credit to him. He did a great job of finding impact players for the secondary and putting his stamp on the Sunshine State. Time will tell how well he will continue to do in recruiting, but so far, he has done a great job.

Ryan Held also received a raise. His salary went from $300,000 to $400,000. Effective January 1, Held has certainly earned his money. He too has been a great recruiter. Marvin Scott, Will Nixon, and Sevion Morrison were all his recruits. All three of those players should be able to make an impact. I can’t wait to see them on the field every Saturday.

This is a great job by the athletic department to give these coaches more pay. Losing Fisher to Ole Miss would have hurt. Both him and Held deserve raises for not only what they have done this year, but for what they have done in the past couple of years. Their success in recruiting alone makes them valuable pieces to the coaching staff. Now, it’s up to them to see how they can mold these players in order to help them be successful.