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Troy Calhoun

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Troy Calhoun contract at Air Force

Troy Calhoun

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College: Air Force

Conference: Mountain West

State: Colorado

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: declined, nonprofit corp

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Terry Bowden

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Terry Bowden contract at Akron

Terry Bowden

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College: Akron

Conference: MAC

State: Ohio

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $406,000
  • Total contract pay: $3,630,000
  • Contract length: 9 years
  • Start date: 12/22/2011
  • Last amended: 8/1/2016
  • Expires: 2/28/2021

Incentives

  • CFP semifinal appearance: $50,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $25,000
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $15,000 for MAC coach of year;
  • Academic bonuses: $5,000 for graduation rate of 70%; $10,000 for 75%; $20,000 for 80%; $5,000 for APR of 935; $10,000 for 960; $20,000 for 970; $10,000 for team GPA of 2.75; $20,000 for 3.0; $20,000 for fewer than 50 “failing grades of withdraws of team members”; $10,000 for 51 to 75.
  • Car: one car
  • Golf/country club: $6,000 stipend to cover country club costs.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $12,000 expense allowance for entertainment; $1,000 annually from Wilson for endorsing footballs
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $400,000 before 2/28/18; $300,000 before 2/28/19; $200,000 before 2/28/20; $100,000 before 2/28/21.

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Nick Saban

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Nick Saban contract at Alabama

Nick Saban

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College: Alabama

Conference: SEC

State: Alabama

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $11,125,000
  • Total contract pay: $90,666,667
  • Contract length: 12 years
  • Start date: 2/1/2013
  • Last amended: 5/8/2017
  • Expires: 1/31/2025

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $400,000 at end of 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 seasons; $800,000 at end of 2019, 2020 seasons; $3,600,000 at end of 2021 season
  • National title bonus: $400,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $300,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $200,000
  • Conference title bonus: $75,000 for appearing or $125,000 for winning
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $100,000 if graduation rate is in top four of SEC
  • Car: two cars with insurance
  • Tickets: 15-seat skybox with seven additional stand-up skybox tickets and 12 additional tickets for home games.
  • Golf/country club: membership in golf or country club.
  • Private jet use: 25 hours of private jet use;

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $4,000,000 signing bonus for 2017 extension; $6,000,000 term life insurance for length of contract; school donates $100,000 annually to Saban’s foundation

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Scott Satterfield

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Scott Satterfield contract at Appalachian State

Scott Satterfield

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College: Appalachian State

Conference: Sun Belt

State: North Carolina

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $612,500
  • Total contract pay: $3,691,345
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 5/19/2017
  • Expires: 12/31/2021

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $12,500 a month in 2017; $13,125 a month in 2018; $13,781.25 a month in 2019; $14,470.31 a month in 2020; $15,193.83 a month in 2021.
  • National title bonus: $50,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $25,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $50,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $25,000 for nine wins
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $20,000 for conference coach of year; $20,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $15,000 for APR above 930; $7,500 for each semester team GPA exceeds 3.0; or $5,000 if GPA exceeds 2.7
  • Car: one car or $600 monthly allowance

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $10,000 for scheduling a game against a team from SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten or Pac 12; $15,000 for 5% year-over-year increase in tickets sold
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $35,416 for every month remaining on his contract; if he received written permission from AD, total buyout is $425,000

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Todd Graham

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Todd Graham contract at Arizona State

Todd Graham

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College: Arizona State

Conference: Pac-12

State: Arizona

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $3,200,000
  • Total contract pay: $27,500,000
  • Contract length: 9 years
  • Start date: 3/5/2012
  • Last amended: 7/1/2016
  • Expires: 6/30/2021

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $1,600,000 for winning; $1,280,000 for losing
  • CFP semifinal win: $1,120,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $960,000
  • Conference title bonus: $320,000 for appearing and $320,000 more for winning
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $50,000 for 8th win; $100,000 more for 9th win; $150,000 more for 10th win; $250,000 more for 11th win; $350,000 more for 12th win;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $100,000 for national coach of year; $50,000 for any other coach of year award;
  • National poll bonus: $96,000 for final top 5 ranking; $64,000 for final top 10 ranking; $32,000 for final top 25 ranking.
  • Academic bonuses: $320,000 if team APR is 970; $200,000 for 3.0 GPA or 95% graduation rate; $175,000 for 2.9 GPA or 90% grad rate; $150,000 for 2.8 GPA or 85% grad rate; $125,000 for 2.75 GPA or 80% grad rate; $100,000 for 2.7 GPA or 75% grad rate; $75,000 for 2.65 GPA or 70% grad rate; $50,000 for 2.6 GPA or 65% grad rate

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $1,500,000 unless contract was not extended after 2016 to make it a continuous five-year deal; if no extension, buyout becomes $1,000,000

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Rich Rodriguez

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Rich Rodriguez contract at Arizona

Rich Rodriguez

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College: Arizona

Conference: Pac-12

State: Arizona

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $2,875,000
  • Total contract pay: $14,750,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 6/17/2015
  • Expires: 5/31/2020

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $375,000 on 11/30/16; 43,750 shares of unnamed publicly traded company on 3/15/16; 43,750 more shares on 3/15/18; 87,500 shares on 3/15/20
  • National title bonus: $1,000,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $500,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $150,000
  • Conference title bonus: $200,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $100,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $125,000 for 9 wins, $150,000 for 10, $250,000 for 11, $350,000 for 12;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $50,000 for conference coach of year; $100,000 for national coach of year.
  • National poll bonus: Final AP poll: $75,000 for top 10, $50,000 for 11-15, $25,000 for 16-25.
  • Academic bonuses: $25,000 if multi-year APR is 952; $50,000 if APR is 1000; $50,000 if cumulative GPA is 2.60; $125,000 if GPA is 2.75; $175,000 if GPA is 2.9; $200,000 if GPA is 3.0
  • Car: two cars
  • Tickets: 8 football season tickets, 5 men’s basketball season tickets, 4 “Wildcard Sports Passes” and 15 people to bowl games
  • Golf/country club: country club membership.
  • Private jet use: 45 hours of private jet use

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: seats on charter flights for immediate family,
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: No buyout

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Bret Bielema

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Bret Bielema contract at Arkansas

Bret Bielema

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College: Arkansas

Conference: SEC

State: Arkansas

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $3,700,000
  • Total contract pay: $28,400,000
  • Contract length: 8 years
  • Start date: 12/4/2012
  • Last amended: 2/6/2015
  • Expires: 12/31/2018

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $125,000 every February 15 and every August 15 beginning in 2015
  • National title bonus: $450,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $300,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $200,000
  • Conference title bonus: $100,000 for appearing and $150,000 more for winning
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $50,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year.
  • Academic bonuses: $25,000 for APR of 940, $25,000 more for 960, $25,000 more for 980 and $25,000 more for 990; $25,000 for graduation rate of 60%, $25,000 more for 65%, $25,000 more for 70% and $25,000 more for 75%.
  • Car: two loaner cars
  • Tickets: 12-seat skybox and 20 additional tickets for football games
  • Golf/country club: memberships at The Blessings and the Fayetteville Country Club

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $2,000,000 in 2017; $1,000,000 in 2018; $500,000 in 2019; $250,000 in 2020.

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Blake Anderson

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Blake Anderson contract at Arkansas State

Blake Anderson

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College: Arkansas State

Conference: Sun Belt

State: Arkansas

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $750,000
  • Total contract pay: $5,100,000
  • Contract length: 7 years
  • Start date: 1/1/2014
  • Last amended: 2/8/2017
  • Expires: 1/31/2021

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $100,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $75,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $50,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: one-year extension if 8 wins over FBS schools in a season;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year; $25,000 for national coach of year
  • Tickets: 30 tickets to football games; 4 basketball tickets.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: 4 family members can fly with team.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $2,000,000 if before 1/31/18; $1,000,000 if before 1/31/19; $500,000 thereafter

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Jeff Monken

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Jeff Monken contract at Army

Jeff Monken

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College: Army

Conference: Independent

State: New York

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $929,521
  • Total contract pay: $7,207,605
  • Contract length: 7 years
  • Start date: 12/24/2013
  • Last amended: 9/1/2016
  • Expires: 12/31/2020

Incentives

  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $50,000 for each victory over Nacy or Air Force, or, $150,000 if Army beats both in same year.
  • Academic bonuses: $6,000 if CQPA (effectively their GPA) is 3.1; $4,000 if CQPA is 3.0; $2,000 if CQPA is 2.9;
  • Tickets: 10 tickets to home and away football games; 10 season tickets to men’s and women’s basketball, hockey and lacrosse.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $3,000 annually in “Nike Bucks”
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: owes equivalent of remaining salary that would have been paid to him

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Gus Malzahn

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Gus Malzahn contract at Auburn

Gus Malzahn

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College: Auburn

Conference: SEC

State: Alabama

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $4,725,000
  • Total contract pay: $34,125,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 12/4/2012
  • Last amended: 1/1/2016
  • Expires: 12/31/2020

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $500,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $300,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $200,000
  • Conference title bonus: $100,000 for appearing, $150,000 for winning
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $75,000 for 10 wins; $100,000 for 11 wins; $125,000 for 12 wins; $150,000 for 13 wins; $200,000 for 14 wins;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $100,000 for conference coach of year; $100,000 for national coach of year
  • National poll bonus: $100,000 for final top 5 ranking.
  • Academic bonuses: $25,000 for APR of 930; $75,000 for APR of 950; $150,000 for APR of 1,000
  • Car: two cars with gas, insurance, maintenace and service included

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: Coach owes school whatever money the school owes assistant coaches under contract who do not leave with coach.

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