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Luke Fickell

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Luke Fickell contract at Cincinnati

Luke Fickell

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College: Cincinnati

Conference: American Athletic

State: Ohio

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,900,000
  • Total contract pay: $13,400,000
  • Contract length: 6 years
  • Start date: 1/1/2017
  • Expires: 12/31/2022

Incentives

  • Conference title bonus: $50,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $50,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $10,000 for 8th win; $20,000 for 9th; $30,000 for 10th; $40,000 for 11th; $50,000 for 12th.
  • National poll bonus: $50,000 for appearing in top 25.
  • Academic bonuses: $25,000 for APR above 965
  • Car: one car
  • Tickets: 14 football season tickets and 13 suite tickets; 8 men’s basketball tickets

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: Bowl family allowance of $25,000 and 200 Bowl tickets
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $3,500,000 if before 12/31/17; $3,000,000 if before 12/31/18; $2,500,000 if before 12/31/19; $2,000,000 if before 12/31/20; $1,500,000 if before 12/31/21; $750,000 if before 12/31/22.

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Dabo Swinney

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Dabo Swinney contract at Clemson

Dabo Swinney

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College: Clemson

Conference: ACC

State: South Carolina

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $7,500,000
  • Total contract pay: $54,000,000
  • Contract length: 8 years
  • Start date: 1/1/2017
  • Expires: 12/31/2024

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $1,500,000 signing bonus in 2017; $1,000,000 on 3/1/19; $700,000 on 3/1/21
  • National title bonus: $250,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $200,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000 for appearing and $150,000 for winning
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $75,000 to $100,000 of bonus based on team APR
  • Car: two new cars replaced every year with insurance or $1,000 monthly stipend per car
  • Tickets: 20 football tickets and 22-seat executive seat to all home games; 6 tickets to men’s basketball and baseball games
  • Golf/country club: country club membership.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: university pays for family’s travel to away games; employer funded split dollar life insurance plan with vesting and benefits to be mutually agreed upon; he reported to school he receives security on his home in exchange for his endoresement and in 2017 will receive a $250,000 condo in return for his endorsement
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $6,000,000 if before 12/31/18; $4,000,000 if before 12/31/19; $3,000,000 if before 12/31/20; $2,000,000 if before 12/31/21; $1,000,000 if before 12/31/23

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Joe Moglia

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Joe Moglia contract at Coastal Carolina

Joe Moglia

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College: Coastal Carolina

Conference: Sun Belt

State: South Carolina

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $175,000
  • Total contract pay: $875,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 1/1/2012
  • Expires: 12/31/2017

Incentives

  • Conference title bonus: $40,000
  • Academic bonuses: $40,000 for APR of 971; $25,000 for APR of 950
  • Tickets: 20 tickets and 8 teal section seats for all home football games and two parking passes; 12 tickets to away football games.

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Mike MacIntyre

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Mike MacIntyre contract at Colorado

Mike MacIntyre

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College: Colorado

Conference: Pac-12

State: Colorado

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $2,007,550
  • Total contract pay: $12,030,200
  • Contract length: 6 years
  • Start date: 1/7/2013
  • Last amended: 4/9/2014
  • Expires: 12/31/2018

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $750,000
  • Conference title bonus: $100,000 for appearing
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $50,000 for 7 wins; an additional $25,000 for 8 wins;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for conference coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $100,000 if unspecified goals regarding graduation of players are met; $100,000 if unspecified goals regarding “welfare and development” of players are met; $100,000 if unspecified goals regarding “outreach, culture and reputation” of football program are met.
  • Car: full-size SUV or $600 monthly car stipend
  • Tickets: 10 suite tickets for football games and 10 season tickets to men’s and women’s basketball games
  • Golf/country club: $6,480 annual stipend toward Boulder Country Club membership

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $3,500 annual allotment of Nike products.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $1,300,000 if in 2017; $1,000,000 if in 2018

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Mike Bobo

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Mike Bobo contract at Colorado State

Mike Bobo

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College: Colorado State

Conference: Mountain West

State: Colorado

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,550,000
  • Total contract pay: $7,750,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 12/23/2014
  • Expires: 12/31/2019

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $100,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $150,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000 for appearing; $50,000 for winning.
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $25,000 for 6th win; $25,000 for 7th win; $25,000 for 8th win;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year.
  • Car: two cars or an equivalent stipend
  • Tickets: 20 football tickets and use of stadium box; 7 men’s and women’s basketball tickets.
  • Golf/country club: country club membership

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $2,500,000 if before 12/31/17; $1,000,000 if before 12/31/18.

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Randy Edsall

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Randy Edsall contract at Connecticut

Randy Edsall

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College: Connecticut

Conference: American Athletic

State: Connecticut

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,000,000
  • Total contract pay: $5,500,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 1/3/2017
  • Expires: end of 2021

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $300,000 on 12/1/19; $200,000 on 12/1/21
  • National title bonus: $400,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $200,000
  • Conference title bonus: $16,667 for appearing and $16,667 for winning.
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $33,333
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $50,000 for national coach of year; $16,667 for conference coach of year
  • Car: $15,000 annual allowance
  • Tickets: suite and five parking passes for football games.
  • Golf/country club: family country club membership.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $150,000 in additional annual bonuses and subsequent raises available based on annual goals set by athletic director; unspecified job for his son in the athletic department
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $3,000,000 if before 12/1/17; $2,000,000 if before 12/1/18; $1,000,000 if before 12/1/19

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David Cutcliffe

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David Cutcliffe contract at Duke

David Cutcliffe

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College: Duke

Conference: ACC

State: North Carolina

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: Private schools are not subject to public records laws and are not obligated to release contract information.

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Scottie Montgomery

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Scottie Montgomery contract at East Carolina

Scottie Montgomery

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College: East Carolina

Conference: American Athletic

State: North Carolina

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,050,000
  • Total contract pay: $6,025,642
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 2/19/2016
  • Expires: 1/31/2021

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $500,000 if he completes contract
  • National title bonus: $250,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $125,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $125,000
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for national coach of year; $25,000 for conference coach of year
  • National poll bonus: $50,000 for final top 25 ranking.
  • Academic bonuses: $50,000 for APR of 975; $25,000 for APR of 950; $50,000 for graduation rate of 80 percent
  • Car: one car with paid insurance

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $75,000 for 5 percent increase in season ticket sales from previous season; $75,000 for five percent increase in fundraising total from previous season
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: remaining base salary for length of term, or, about $1,600,000 in 2017; $1,200,000 in 2018; $800,000 in 2019; $400,000 in 2020

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Chris Creighton

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Chris Creighton contract at Eastern Michigan

Chris Creighton

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College: Eastern Michigan

Conference: MAC

State: Michigan

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $425,000
  • Total contract pay: $2,550,000
  • Contract length: 6 years
  • Start date: 12/9/2013
  • Expires: 12/31/2019

Incentives

  • CFP semifinal win: $50,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $50,000
  • Conference title bonus: $20,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $10,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $5,000 for 7 wins; $7,500 for 8 wins; $10,000 for 9 wins; $15,000 for 10 wins; $20,000 for 11 wins; $25,000 for 12 wins;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year; $25,000 for national coach of year.
  • Academic bonuses: $5,000 for APR of 950; $5,000 for team GPA of 3.0
  • Car: one car or $750 monthly stipend
  • Tickets: 20 season tickets for home and away games; 10 season tickets for basketball

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $15,000 if home attendance averages 10,000; $20,000 if attendance averages 15,000; cell-phone monthly stipend
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $800,000 if before 12/31/17; $400,000 afterward

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Lane Kiffin

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Lane Kiffin contract at Florida Atlantic

Lane Kiffin

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College: Florida Atlantic

Conference: C-USA

State: Florida

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $950,000
  • Total contract pay: $4,750,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 12/12/2016
  • Expires: 12/31/2021

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $300,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $150,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for national coach of year; $7,500 for conference coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $2,500 for APR of 940; $5,000 for 950; $7,500 for 960; $10,000 for 970; $10,000 for APR in top 10% of NCAA; $25,000 for team GPA of 3.00
  • Car: one car
  • Tickets: suite for home football games plus 20 tickets; 12 football away tickets; 4 tickets to other sports
  • Golf/country club: membership at Boca Raton Resort & Club.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: cell phones.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $2,500,000 if before 12/31/17; $2,000,000 if before 12/31/18; $1,500,000 if before 12/31/19; $1,000,000 if before 12/31/20; $500,000 if before 12/31/21

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