Jay Hopson contract at Southern Miss
Jay Hopson Photo Credit: AP
College: Southern Miss
Conference: C-USA
State: Mississippi
Base compensation
- 2017 guaranteed pay: $500,000
- Total contract pay: $1,958,333
- Contract length: 4 years
- Start date: 1/31/2016
- Expires: 12/31/2019
Incentives
- National title bonus: $250,000
- CFP semifinal win: $250,000
- CFP semifinal appearance: $150,000
- Conference title bonus: $15,000
- Conference regular season division title bonus: $7,500
- Misc athletic-based incentives: $15,000 for each win over team from SEC, Big 12, Big 10, Pac-12 or ACC;
- National poll bonus: $10,000 each week team is ranked in top 25; $35,000 for final top 25 ranking.
- Academic bonuses: $10,000 for team GPA of 2.75; $25,000 for 3.0; $35,000 if team APR is in top 10% of NCAA FBS programs or is highest in conference
- Car: one car with insurance
- Tickets: private suite with food and beverage for home football games; 20 home football tickets and 10 away tickets; 6 basketball tickets
- Golf/country club: membership at Canbrake Country Club or Hattiesburg Country Club
Other Perks
- Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $2,000,000 if before 12/31/18; remaining salary owed becomes buyout from thereafter
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