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Mark Hudspeth

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Mark Hudspeth contract at Louisiana-Lafayette

Mark Hudspeth

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College: Louisiana-Lafayette

Conference: Sun Belt

State: Louisiana

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,100,000
  • Total contract pay: $9,450,000
  • Contract length: 9 years
  • Start date: 1/1/2012
  • Last amended: 7/29/2015
  • Expires: 12/31/2020

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $50,000 at the end of every year team wins eight games
  • Conference title bonus: $25,000
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year or Louisiana coach of year; $20,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $10,000 for team GPA of 2.8; $10,000 for graduation rate of 60%.
  • Car: one car or $6,000 annual allowance
  • Tickets: 25 football tickets for personal use and 300 for marketing the program use

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $10,000 for average paid attendance of 20,000 of paid season tickets of 15,000; $100,000 signing bonus
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $500,000 if before 12/31/17; $250,000 if before 12/31/18; $0 thereafter

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Matt Viator

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Matt Viator contract at Louisiana-Monroe

Matt Viator

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College: Louisiana-Monroe

Conference: Sun Belt

State: Louisiana

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $350,000
  • Total contract pay: $1,050,000
  • Contract length: 3 years
  • Start date: 2/1/2016
  • Expires: 12/31/2018

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: a year will be added onto the contract after each winning season
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000
  • Car: $10,000 annually
  • Tickets: 12 football tickets and 4 tickets to other sports
  • Golf/country club: membership to Bayou Desiard Country Club

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: annual housing allowance of $40,000.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: Coach owes school equivalent of remaining months of base salary

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Bobby Petrino

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Bobby Petrino contract at Louisville

Bobby Petrino

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College: Louisville

Conference: ACC

State: Kentucky

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $3,925,000
  • Total contract pay: $38,400,000
  • Contract length: 10 years
  • Start date: 1/9/2014
  • Last amended: 4/14/2016
  • Expires: 6/30/2023

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $150,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $25,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $50,000 for 9 wins (and annual salary increases by $50,000);
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $50,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year
  • National poll bonus: $25,000 if in final top 25 poll; $50,000 if in final top 10.
  • Academic bonuses: $500,000 if APR is 935; $75,000 for team GPA of 3.0; $50,000 for 2.75; $25,000 for 2.5.
  • Car: two cars
  • Tickets: one luxury box with 18 football tickets; 8 men’s basketball tickets
  • Golf/country club: country club membership

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $9,000,000 if before 6/30/17; $8,000,000 if before 6/30/18; $7,000,000 if before 6/30/19; $6,000,000 if before 6/30/20; $5,000,000 if before 6/30/23.

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Ed Orgeron

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Ed Orgeron contract at LSU

Ed Orgeron

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College: LSU

Conference: SEC

State: Louisiana

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $3,500,000
  • Total contract pay: $17,500,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 11/28/2016
  • Expires: 12/31/2021

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $500,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $150,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $150,000
  • Conference title bonus: $100,000 for appearing and $100,000 more for winning
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $200,000 for 12 wins, $150,000 for 11 wins, $100,000 for 10 wins;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $75,000 for team GPA of 2.75; $50,000 more for team GPA of 3.00; $75,000 for APR of 960
  • Tickets: unspecified amount of tickets to football and other sports
  • Golf/country club: two cars with insurance reimbursed or $2,000 a month

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: cell phone; guests can fly with team with approval from athletic director.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $3,500,000 if before 11/28/17; $3,000,000 if before 11/28/18; $2,500,000 if before 11/28/19; $1,500,000 if before 11/28/20; $500,000 if before 11/28/21

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Doc Holliday

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Doc Holliday contract at Marshall

Doc Holliday

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College: Marshall

Conference: C-USA

State: West Virginia

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $755,000
  • Total contract pay: $4,530,000
  • Contract length: 6 years
  • Start date: 1/5/2015
  • Last amended: 2/12/2016
  • Expires: 6/30/2021

Incentives

  • Conference title bonus: $30,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $10,000
  • Car: two cars
  • Tickets: 20 home football tickets; 10 away football tickets; 4 men’s and women’s basketball tickets
  • Golf/country club: membership in Guyan Golf and Country Club.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $25,000 if school has $1,000,000 in ticket revenue; spouse and two guests can travel to away games; $2,190 annually for mobile phone
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $725,000 (or $3,000,000 if he leaves for West Virginia)

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D.J. Durkin

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D.J. Durkin contract at Maryland

D.J. Durkin

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College: Maryland

Conference: Big Ten

State: Maryland

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $2,450,000
  • Total contract pay: $15,150,000
  • Contract length: 6 years
  • Start date: 12/3/2015
  • Expires: 12/31/2021

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $250,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $150,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000 for appearing, another $50,000 for winning
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year
  • Car: $1,000 monthly car allowance
  • Tickets: 1 football suite; 24 tickets to home and away football games; 4 men’s and women’s basketball season tickets; two VIP parking passes

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: Family can travel to away games; cell phone provided
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $2,000,000 before 12/31/17; $1,000,000 before 12/31/19; $500,000 thereafter

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Mike Norvell

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Mike Norvell contract at Memphis

Mike Norvell

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College: Memphis

Conference: American Athletic

State: Tennessee

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,860,000
  • Total contract pay: $11,520,000
  • Contract length: 6 years
  • Start date: 12/4/2015
  • Last amended: 5/11/2017
  • Expires: 12/31/2020

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $300,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $30,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $55,000 for 7 wins, or $90,000 for 8 wins, or $120,000 for 9 wins;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $20,000 for conference coach of year; $30,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $10,000 for four-year APR of 960; $20,000 for four-year APR of 975.
  • Car: two cars
  • Tickets: unspecified amount of football and men’s basketball tickets

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $12,000 in Nike Elite items to be divided among staff.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $500,000

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Mark Richt

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Mark Richt contract at Miami (Fla)

Mark Richt

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College: Miami (Fla)

Conference: ACC

State: Florida

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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Chuck Martin

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Chuck Martin contract at Miami (OH)

Chuck Martin

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College: Miami (OH)

Conference: MAC

State: Ohio

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $472,300
  • Total contract pay: $2,250,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 12/4/2013
  • Expires: 1/31/2019

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $190,000
  • Conference title bonus: $40,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $10,000 for 9 wins; $15,000 for 10 wins; $25,000 for 11 wins; $40,000 for undefeated season
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $20,000 for conference coach of year; $40,000 for national coach of year;
  • National poll bonus: $40,000 for top 25 final ranking.
  • Academic bonuses: $7,000 for annual class retention rate of 80%; $7,000 for graduation rate of 80%
  • Car: one car with insurance paid by school
  • Tickets: 25 football tickets; 4 tickets to men’s and women’s basketball and hockey

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $472,300

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Mark Dantonio

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Mark Dantonio contract at Michigan State

Mark Dantonio

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College: Michigan State

Conference: Big Ten

State: Michigan

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $4,114,480
  • Total contract pay: $34,101,680
  • Contract length: rolling 6 year term
  • Start date: 1/1/2016
  • Expires: 1/15/2023

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $700,000 every July 1; $4,300,000 if he’s still the coach on 1/15/20
  • National title bonus: $375,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $300,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $275,000
  • Conference title bonus: $100,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $100,000
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year
  • Car: two cars
  • Tickets: 60 tickets to home games, including 24 for a suite; season tickets for football (6), hockey (4), men’s and women’s basketball (4).
  • Golf/country club: membership in country club of coach’s choice, Michigan Athletic Club and University Club of Michigan State University.
  • Private jet use: 25 hours of private jet use a year; one-year,

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $2,000,000 term life insurance; $1,000,000 contract if he stops coaching 1/15/20 — salary rises to $1,700,000 if he starts after that date.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $875,000

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