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Mike Neu

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Mike Neu contract at Ball State

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College: Ball State

Conference: MAC

State: Indiana

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $425,000
  • Total contract pay: $2,125,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 1/8/2016
  • Expires: 2/28/2021

Incentives

  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $15,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $5,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $10,000 for beating a school from a Power Five conference
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year;
  • Academic bonuses: $2,500 for team APR of 950; $5,000 for 965
  • Car: one car with university paying for insurance, gas and maintenance
  • Tickets: 10 football tickets and 10 tickets to other sports
  • Golf/country club: annual membership at Delaware Country Club.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $10,000 each year that $250,000 is raised toward indoor practice facility; $25,000 if $500,000 is raised; $110 monthly telephone allowance
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $600,000 if before end of 2017 season; $200,000 if before end of 2018 season.

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Matt Rhule

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Matt Rhule contract at Baylor

Matt Rhule

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College: Baylor

Conference: Big 12

State: Texas

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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Bryan Harsin

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Bryan Harsin contract at Boise State

Bryan Harsin

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College: Boise State

Conference: Mountain West

State: Idaho

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,350,000
  • Total contract pay: $9,750,000
  • Contract length: 7 years
  • Start date: 1/11/2015
  • Last amended: 11/16/2016
  • Expires: 1/10/2022

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $250,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $150,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $15,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: one-year extension each season the team wins eight games
  • Academic bonuses: $50,000 if APR is 990; $35,000 if APR is 985; $30,000 if APR is 975; $20,000 if APR is 955.

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $500,000 if before Jan. 10, 2018

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Steve Addazio

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Steve Addazio contract at Boston College

Steve Addazio

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College: Boston College

Conference: ACC

State: Massachusetts

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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Mike Jinks

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Mike Jinks contract at Bowling Green

Mike Jinks

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College: Bowling Green

Conference: MAC

State: Ohio

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $420,250
  • Total contract pay: $2,091,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 12/8/2015
  • Expires: 12/8/2020

Incentives

  • Conference title bonus: $32,500
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $25,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $7,500 for 5 MAC wins; $25,000 for 6 MAC wins; $12,500 for win against BCS conference team; $5,000 for MAC player of year;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $12,500 for MAC coach of year.
  • Academic bonuses: $18,750 if APR is top 50% of MAC; $12,500 if APR is above FBS average; $18,750 if graduation rate is top 50% of MAC; $12,500 if graduation rate is above FBS average
  • Car: Car or $450/month
  • Tickets: 10 tickets to every home football and basketball game
  • Golf/country club: golf privileges at Stone Ridge Golf Course.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $25,000 if school plays in game against BCS school with $400,000 guarantee revenue.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $300,000 before Dec. 15, 2017; $200,000 before Dec. 15, 2019; $100,000 before Dec. 15, 2020.

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Lance Leipold

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Lance Leipold contract at Buffalo

Lance Leipold

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College: Buffalo

Conference: MAC

State: New York

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $400,000
  • Total contract pay: $2,400,000
  • Contract length: 6 years
  • Start date: 1/1/2015
  • Last amended: 5/19/2016
  • Expires: 12/31/2020

Incentives

  • Conference title bonus: $25,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $15,000
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year; $25,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $2,500 for team gpa of 2.75 in any semester
  • Car: $400 monthly stipend
  • Tickets: 15 tickets

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: he owes school whatever base salary remains on contract ($250,000 is base salary).

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Justin Wilcox contract at California

Justin Wilcox

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College: California

Conference: Pac-12

State: California

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,600,000
  • Total contract pay: $10,183,500
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 1/13/2017
  • Expires: 12/31/2021

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $500,000 for completing the 2021 season
  • CFP semifinal win: $100,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000 for appearing and $50,000 for winning
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $625,000 for 12 wins, $550,000 for 11, $475,000 for 10, $400,000 for 9, $325,000 for 8, $250,000 for 7, $100,000 for 6; $25,000 for beating Stanford; $10,000 for win over UCLA, USC or Oregon;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $50,000 for conference coach of year and $50,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $60,000 for team GPA of 3.0, $55,000 for 2.95, $50,000 for 2.9, $45,000 for 2.85, $40,000 for 2.8, $35,000 for 2.75, $30,000 for 2.7; $150,000 for team APR of 1,000; $125,000 for 990; $100,000 for 980; $75,000 for 970; $50,000 for 960.
  • Car: one courtesy car or monthly stipend of $450
  • Tickets: four premium football season tickets; five parking passes to all football games
  • Golf/country club: membership at Claremont Country Club

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: Athletic performance bonuses change beginning in contract year 3; “hiring bonus” of $100,000
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $2,695,500 if before end of 2018 regular season; $1,000,000 if before end of 2019 regular season; $250,000 thereafter

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John Bonamego

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John Bonamego contract at Central Michigan

John Bonamego

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College: Central Michigan

Conference: MAC

State: Michigan

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $505,000
  • Total contract pay: $2,530,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 2/8/2015
  • Expires: 12/31/2019

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $25,000 on 2/15/16; $30,000 on 2/15/17; $50,000 on 2/15/18 and 2/15/19.
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $15,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $10,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $10,000 for a win vs school from ACC, Big 10, Big 12, SEC or Pac 12; $6,000 for 7 wins; $7,500 for 8; $10,000 for 9; $12,500 for 10; $15,000 for 11; $25,000 for 12;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $15,000 for MAC coach of year.
  • National poll bonus: $10,000 if in final top 25.
  • Academic bonuses: $2,500 if APR is over 950; $7,500 if over 965; $3,000 if team GPA is 2.7-2.79; $5,000 if team GPA 2.8-2.89; $7,500 if team GPA 2.9-2.99; $15,000 if team GPA is over 3.0
  • Car: university provides courtesy car
  • Tickets: 10 suite tickets and food and beverage package for each home game; 10 football season tickets; 4 season tickets to other sports.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $5,000 if average football attendance exceeds 20,000; $7,500 if greater than 25,000; $75 monthly cell phone allowance.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $575,000 before last game of 2017 season; $400,000 before 2018 last game; $200,000 before 2019 last game.

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Brad Lambert

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Brad Lambert contract at Charlotte

Brad Lambert

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College: Charlotte

Conference: C-USA

State: North Carolina

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $597,000
  • Total contract pay: $4,062,500
  • Contract length: 9 years
  • Start date: 3/1/2011
  • Last amended: 11/30/2016
  • Expires: 1/31/2020

Incentives

  • Conference title bonus: $20,000 for appearing, $20,000 for winning
  • Car: one car with insurance paid, or $600 per month stipend
  • Tickets: 10 football tickets, 5 men’s basketball tickets
  • Golf/country club: country club membership

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: Coach owes school remaining salary on his contract and agrees to schedule a two-year home-and-home with his new school.

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