Georgia's biggest loss this offseason occurred when Will Muschamp packed his bags and headed to Texas. Even if he has only been a defensive analyst at Georgia the past two seasons, losing someone with as much knowledge as Muschamp will be a very difficult thing for them to overcome.
But at the end of the day this opportunity from Texas was too good for Muschamp to pass up. And some info came out earlier this week that shows just how lucrative Muschamp's offer from Texas really was.
Texas is paying Will Muschamp an average of $2.8M over 3-years to be their defensive coordinator.
— Jon Tweets Sports (@jontweetssports) February 13, 2026
When Muschamp became the head coach of Florida in 2011, his salary was $2.75M per year.
College football salaries have seen a wild trajectory in 15 years.
Texas gave Will Muschamp 2.8 million reasons to leave Georgia
Texas reportedly will be paying Muschapm $2.8 million per year for the next three years for him to be their defensive coordinatior. This not only is far more money than Georgia was paying him, but it's actually more than he made when he became Florida's head coach in 2011.
But not only did Texas offer him a huge payday, the fact that they offered their defensive coordinator spot is very significant. Sure Muschamp was Georgia's defensive coordinator for a few years, but after he stepped down there was a very little chance he would ever earn that role at Georgia again. So if he wanted to be a defensive coordinator again it would have to be at a different school, and there really aren't many better options out there than Texas.
Georgia and Texas are not scheduled to play this season, so the Bulldogs will likely have to wait until 2027 to face Muschamp. That will be a highly anticipated game for a lot of reasons, but Georgia's first matchup against Muschamp will be one of the most underrated reasons.
Texas undoubtedly will be much better with Muschamp, but losing him isn't the end of the world for Georgia. At the end of the day though this was just the smart move for Muschamp, but he unfortunately will have to face Georgia at some point in the future as a member of a program who hasn't been able to beat UGA since joining the SEC.