Overview
- Multiple outlets reported a multi-year deal worth about $3 million annually, with ESPN describing a three-year agreement that will place Haines among the nation's highest-paid assistants and CBS Sports first to report it.
- Haines oversees an elite unit that ranks No. 2 nationally in scoring defense and No. 6 in yards allowed, with 112 tackles for loss and 39 sacks.
- Indiana’s defense limited Ohio State to 10 points in a 13-10 Big Ten Championship win that preceded the contract news.
- The move follows Indiana’s October extension for head coach Curt Cignetti on an eight-year deal worth roughly $93 million, reflecting a wider investment as the Hoosiers head to the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal versus Oklahoma or Alabama.
- Haines drew significant interest from other Power 4 programs after 2024 and now secures a second new contract since arriving with Cignetti from James Madison.