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Scott Frost

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Scott Frost contract at UCF

Scott Frost

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College: UCF

Conference: American Athletic

State: Florida

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $2,000,000
  • Total contract pay: $11,700,000
  • Contract length: 6 years
  • Start date: 11/29/2015
  • Last amended: 5/1/2017
  • Expires: 1/15/2022

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $100,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $25,000 for appearing and $50,000 for winning
  • Academic bonuses: $5,000 for APR of 940; $10,000 for 950; $15,000 for 960; $20,000 for 970; $5,000 for team GPA of 2.6; $10,000 for 2.7; $15,000 for 2.8; $20,000 for 2.9
  • Car: one late-model luxury car
  • Tickets: one skybox including food and beverage and 12 tickets for home football games; no less than 20 tickets to road football games; 8 basketball tickets

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $25,000 each year no player arrests, indictments or convictions, no violations of student code of conduct; no NCAA violations.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: Coach owes the school half of whatever salary remains on his contract or $3,000,000 — whichever figure is less.

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Jim Mora

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Jim Mora contract at UCLA

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College: UCLA

Conference: Pac-12

State: California

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $3,550,000
  • Total contract pay: $32,535,000
  • Contract length: 10 years
  • Start date: 12/13/2011
  • Last amended: 6/1/2016
  • Expires: 1/15/2022

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $300,000 in 1/2015; $200,000 in 1/2016; $200,000 in 1/2017
  • National title bonus: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $150,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000 for appearing; $50,000 for winning
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $10,000 for 6 wins, 7 wins, 8 wins; $25,000 for 9 wins, 10 wins; $50,000 for 11 wins, 12 wins;
  • 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: $25,000 for top 10, $25,000 for top 5.
  • Academic bonuses: $25,000 if graduation rate exceeds 56%; $25,000 if APR is 930; $10,000 if 940; $10,000 if 950; $10,000 if 960; $15,000 if 970; $15,000 if 980; $25,000 if 990
  • Car: two cars or annual stipend of $7,500 per car
  • Tickets: suite for immediate family at home games; access to tickets to football and basketball games
  • Golf/country club: local country club membership.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: home loan consistent with the terms of the University of California’s home loan policy”
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $1,700,000 if before 1/16/18; $1,350,000 if before 1/16/19; $1,000,000 if before 1/1/6/20.

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Mark Whipple

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Mark Whipple contract at UMass

Mark Whipple

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College: UMass

Conference: Independent

State: Massachusetts

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $450,000
  • Total contract pay: $2,250,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 1/14/2014
  • Last amended: 7/1/2016
  • Expires: 1/13/2019

Incentives

  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $20,000 for each win over a Power 5 conference school or independent school; $10,000 for 6 wins; $15,000 for 7; $20,000 for 8; $25,000 for 9
  • Academic bonuses: $15,000 if graduation rate increases from previous year; $15,000 if APR is 940; $20,000 if 950; $25,000 if 960; $30,000 if 970; $35,000 if 980
  • Tickets: 16 football tickets

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $500,000 if before 1/14/18; $250,000 if before 1/14/19.

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Tony Sanchez

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Tony Sanchez contract at UNLV

Tony Sanchez

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College: UNLV

Conference: Mountain West

State: Nevada

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $600,000
  • Total contract pay: $3,500,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 2/1/2017
  • Expires: 1/31/2022

Incentives

  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $25,000 for appearing and $25,000 for winning
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $20,000 for 7 wins; $15,000 for 8; $30,000 for 9; $40,000 for 10; $50,000 for 10.
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year;
  • National poll bonus: $25,000 for appearing in final top 25 of ESPN poll.
  • Academic bonuses: $10,000 for APR of 960
  • Car: two loaner cars and university pays insurance
  • Tickets: suite for football games, 18 football tickets, 4 club football tickets, 4 men’s basketball tickets and 10 tickets to other sports.
  • Golf/country club: membership in local country club or golf club

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: $10,000 for year-over-year 5,000 ticket increase in season ticket sales.
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: Coach owes the school half of whatever salary remains on his contract.

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Clay Helton

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Clay Helton contract at USC

Clay Helton

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College: USC

Conference: Pac-12

State: California

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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Matt Wells

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Matt Wells contract at Utah State

Matt Wells

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College: Utah State

Conference: Mountain West

State: Utah

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $850,000
  • Total contract pay: $4,450,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 7/1/2015
  • Last amended: 12/5/2016
  • Expires: 12/31/2019

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $200,000 on 12/23/17
  • National title bonus: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $250,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $50,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $25,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $5,000 for each win over rivals BYU or Utah
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $15,000 for conference coach of year; $25,000 for national coach of year;
  • National poll bonus: $50,000 for final top 10 ranking; $10,000 for final top 25 ranking.
  • Academic bonuses: $10,000 for APR of 960
  • Car: one car or $6,000 annual stipend; Monthly allowances of $75 for insurance and $125 for gas
  • Tickets: 12 football tickets and 5 tickets to other sports
  • Golf/country club: membership in Logan Golf and Country Club

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $800,000

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Kyle Whittingham

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Kyle Whittingham contract at Utah

Kyle Whittingham

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College: Utah

Conference: Pac-12

State: Utah

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $3,400,000
  • Total contract pay: $27,950,000
  • Contract length: 10 years
  • Start date: 5/31/2011
  • Last amended: 1/1/2016
  • Expires: 12/31/2020

Incentives

  • CFP semifinal appearance: $300,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $90,000 if they advance to title game; $45,000 if they do not
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $100,000 for national coach of year; $45,000 for conference coach of year
  • National poll bonus: $100,000 if in final top 25; $15,000 if in top 25 at any time during season.
  • Academic bonuses: $50,000 if APR is 970; $25,000 if 960; $10,000 if 950; $50,000 if graduation rate is 70%; $25,000 if 60%; $10,000 if 50%
  • Car: one car with insurance plus an additional car or $800 monthly stipend
  • Tickets: 28 football tickets and 4 men’s basketball tickets, and a parking pass for both sports
  • Golf/country club: membership in Hidden Valley Country Club and Salt Lake Country Club

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $2,500,000 if before end of 2017; $1,750,000 if before end of 2019; $1,000,000 if before end of 2020.

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Sean Kugler

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Sean Kugler contract at UTEP

Sean Kugler

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College: UTEP

Conference: C-USA

State: Texas

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $289,541
  • Total contract pay: $2,198,236
  • Contract length: 7 years
  • Start date: 1/1/2013
  • Last amended: 9/28/2015
  • Expires: 8/31/2020

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $24,128
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $24,128
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $24,128 for each win after 6th;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $24,128 for conference coach of year; $48,256 for national coach of year
  • National poll bonus: $24,128 for final Top 25 poll.
  • Academic bonuses: $24,128 for multi-year APR of 930
  • Car: two cars
  • Golf/country club: country club membership.

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $289,541

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Frank Wilson

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Frank Wilson contract at UTSA

Frank Wilson

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College: UTSA

Conference: C-USA

State: Texas

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $835,000
  • Total contract pay: $4,425,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 1/15/2016
  • Expires: 12/31/2020

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $10,000 for appearing, another $25,000 for winning
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $7,500 for a win over a Power 5 program;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year; $25,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $10,000 for APR over 960
  • Car: university car or $500 monthly allowance
  • Tickets: 12 football season tickets and suite; 4 tickets to away games; 2 tickets to men’s and women’s basketball and baseball
  • Golf/country club: country club membership.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: wife can travel with team
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $506,250 if before 12/31/17; $375,000 if before 12/31/19; $187,500 if before 12/31/20.

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Derek Mason

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Derek Mason contract at Vanderbilt

Derek Mason

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College: Vanderbilt

Conference: SEC

State: Tennessee

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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