Jim McElwain Photo Credit: AP

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $4,218,200
• Total contract pay: $29,249,059
• Contract length: 7 years
• Start date: 12/5/2014
• Last amended: 6/6/2016
• Expires: 1/31/2022

Incentives

• Retention bonus: $750,000 on every January 31
• National title bonus: $250,000
• CFP semifinal win: $200,000
• CFP semifinal appearance: $150,000
• Conference title bonus: $37,500 for appearing; $37,500 for winning.
• Coach of the year award bonus: $50,000 for national coach of year; $25,000 for conference coach of year;
• National poll bonus: $50,000 for final top 10 finish
• Car: two cars including insurance
• Tickets: 12 tickets to home and away football games
• Private jet use: $40,000 worth of private jet use for personal use;

Other Perks

• Miscellaneous perks: $3,500 annual apparel allowance
• Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $3,000,000 if before 1/31/18; $2,500,000 if before 1/31/19; $2,000,000 if before 1/31/20; $1,500,000 thereafter

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Butch Davis Photo Credit: ImageReflex/Richard Lewis

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $900,000
• Total contract pay: $4,500,000
• Contract length: 5 years
• Start date: 11/15/2016
• Expires: 12/15/2021

Incentives

• National title bonus: $300,000
• CFP semifinal win: $200,000
• CFP semifinal appearance: $150,000
• Conference title bonus: $35,000 for appearing
• Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year;
• National poll bonus: $50,000 for appearing in final top 25.
• Academic bonuses: $60,000 if APR is 970; $40,000 if APR is 950; $30,000 if APR is 940
• Tickets: 20 football season tickets plus use of private stadium suite

Other Perks

• Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $450,000

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Jimbo Fisher Photo Credit: AP

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $5,550,000
• Total contract pay: $46,000,000
• Contract length: 9 years
• Start date: 1/5/2017
• Expires: 1/4/2025

Incentives

• Retention bonus: $600,000 after 2018 season; $600,000 after 2022 season; $400,000 after 2024 season.
• National title bonus: $200,000
• CFP semifinal win: $200,000
• CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
• Conference title bonus: $100,000
• Conference regular season division title bonus: $100,000
• Misc athletic-based incentives: one-year extension for a 9-win season (only allowed twice within contract); $200,000 for undefeated season;
• Coach of the year award bonus: $75,000 for national coach of year; $50,000 for conference coach of year.
• National poll bonus: $200,000 for final top 5 ranking in AP poll; $100,000 for final top 10 ranking.
• Academic bonuses: $250,000 if coach meets goals that include GPA, academic eligibility, APR, graduation rate, community service and observance of school code of conduct.

Other Perks

• Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: coach owes school remaining salary obligations school owes his assistant coaches

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Jeff Tedford Photo Credit: Fresno State Athletics/Kiel Maddox

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,550,000
• Total contract pay: $8,250,000
• Contract length: 5 years
• Start date: 12/1/2016
• Expires: 12/1/2021

Incentives

• Retention bonus: $350,000 on 11/30/21
• National title bonus: $1,000,000
• CFP semifinal win: $500,000
• CFP semifinal appearance: $400,000
• Conference title bonus: $150,000 for appearing or $250,000 for winning
• Misc athletic-based incentives: automatic one-year extension if team wins 7 games in 2017 or 2018 and 8 games each season thereafter; $400,000 for 11 wins, $300,00 for 10; $250,000 for 9; $200,000 for 8; $150,000 for 7; $100,000 for 6;
• Coach of the year award bonus: $50,000 for conference coach of year; $100,000 for national coach of year;
• National poll bonus: $250,000 for top 10 poll finish; $150,000 for top 25 finish.
• Academic bonuses: $175,000 for APR of 960, $160,000 for 955; $150,000 for 950; $140,000 for 945; $130,000 for 940; $120,000 for 935; $105,000 for team GPA of 2.9; $95,000 for 2.8; $85,000 for 2.7; $75,000 for 2.6; $135,000 for graduation rate of 62%; $125,000 for 61%; $115,000 for 60%; $105,000 for 59%; $95,000 for 58%; $85,000 for 57%
• Car: one car with insurance, repairs and gas
• Tickets: 12 ‘best available’ and 20 bench seats to football games; 6 tickets to men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball

Other Perks

• Miscellaneous perks: $200,000 for paid attendance of 130,000; $300,000 for paid attendance of 152,000;
• Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $1,500,000 if before end of 2019 season.

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Kirby Smart Photo Credit: AP

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $3,750,000
• Total contract pay: $22,500,000
• Contract length: 6 years
• Start date: 1/1/2016
• Expires: 12/31/2021

Incentives

• National title bonus: $1,000,000
• CFP semifinal win: $600,000
• CFP semifinal appearance: $500,000
• Conference title bonus: $400,000
• Coach of the year award bonus: $50,000 for conference coach of year; $100,000 for national coach of year
• National poll bonus: $200,000 for final top 5 poll finish.
• Academic bonuses: $50,000 if team finishes in top third of SEC in both graduation rate and APR
• Car: $1,800 per month plus reimbursing insurance
• Tickets: 25-seat box and six tickets to home football games; six tickets to away games, playoff games and bowl games
• Golf/country club: membership in Athens Country Club

Other Perks

• Miscellaneous perks: $3,600 apparel allowance per year.
• Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $3,000,000 if before 12/31/17; $2,500,000 if before 12/31/18; $2,000,000 if before 12/31/19; $1,500,000 if before 12/31/20; about $400,000 thereafter

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Tyson Summers Photo Credit: AP

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $530,000
• Total contract pay: $2,187,838
• Contract length: 4 years
• Start date: 12/19/2015
• Expires: 12/31/2019

Incentives

• National title bonus: $150,000
• CFP semifinal appearance: $75,000
• Conference title bonus: Annual salary raise of $15,000; Bonus of $10,000
• Misc athletic-based incentives: Salary raise of $5,000 for 7 wins, and $10,000 for 8 wins, and $15,000 for 9 wins; Bonus of $6,000 for 7 wins, and $2,000 for 8 wins, and $2,000 for 9 wins; $5,000 for win over Power 5 conference school;
• Coach of the year award bonus: $5,000 for conference coach of year and $5,000 for national coach of year.
• Academic bonuses: Salary raise of $5,000 and one-time bonus of $2,500 if APR is 950.
• Car: one car or annual $6,000 stipend
• Tickets: 12 home football tickets, 4 away football tickets
• Golf/country club: annual membership at Forest Heights Country Club

Other Perks

• Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $900,000 if by 12/31/17; $600,000 if by 12/31/18; $300,000 if by 12/31/19.

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Shawn Elliott Photo Credit: Getty Images

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $565,000
• Total contract pay: $2,825,000
• Contract length: 5 years
• Start date: 12/8/2016
• Expires: 1/31/2022

Incentives

• Conference title bonus: $50,000
• Academic bonuses: $2,500 each semester team GPA is 2.80; $15,000 if APR is 975; $10,000 if APR is 950; $5,000 if APR is 940.
• Car: annual $6,000 stipend
• Tickets: 30 premium tickets to home football games, 10 tickets to away football games; 4 tickets to other sporting events

Other Perks

• Miscellaneous perks: annual $4,000 Under Armour apparel allowance
• Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $1,500,000 if before 1/31/18; $750,000 if before 1/31/19; $500,000 if before 1/31/20; $250,000 if before 1/31/21; $125,000 if before 1/31/22.

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Paul Johnson Photo Credit: AP

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $2,970,891
• Total contract pay: $18,113,812
• Contract length: 5 years
• Start date: 12/10/2007
• Last amended: 12/5/2014
• Expires: 12/31/2020

Incentives

• CFP semifinal win: $250,000
• CFP semifinal appearance: $250,000
• Conference title bonus: $200,000
• Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year;
• National poll bonus: $10,000 for a top 25 appearance; $25,000 for appearance in final top 25; $50,000 for final top 10.
• Academic bonuses: $125,000 if graduation rate is 70%; $100,000 if APR is 950; $75,000 if APR is 940; $50,000 if APR is 930.
• Car: two cars and association pays insurance
• Tickets: 1 skybox and 20 tickets
• Golf/country club: country club membership

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Nick Rolovich Photo Credit: AP

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $400,008
• Total contract pay: $2,100,024
• Contract length: 5 years
• Start date: 11/30/2015
• Expires: 11/29/2020

Incentives

• National title bonus: $1,000,000
• CFP semifinal win: $850,000
• CFP semifinal appearance: $750,000
• Conference title bonus: $80,000
• Conference regular season division title bonus: $40,000
• Coach of the year award bonus: $20,000 for conference coach of year; $80,000 for national coach of year
• Academic bonuses: $20,000 for APR of 960; $40,000 for APR of 980
• Car: courtesy car
• Tickets: 24 season tickets for football; 6 season tickets to other sports

Other Perks

• Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $150,000

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Major Applewhite Photo Credit: AP

Base compensation

• 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,500,000
• Total contract pay: $8,750,000
• Contract length: 5 years
• Start date: 12/11/2016
• Expires: 2/28/2022

Incentives

• Conference title bonus: Annual salary raise of $100,000
• Misc athletic-based incentives: $100,000 for 9th win, 10th win, 11th win, 12th win;
• Car: one car with gas and insurance paid
• Tickets: 12 football tickets and suite; 6 men’s basketball tickets

Other Perks

• Miscellaneous perks: mutual option for a two-year extension after the second season; Annual deferred compensation of $250,000 paid only if contract is completed
• Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: Coach owes school total salary left on contract plus money owed to assistants; increases by 50% if coach leaves for a team in Texas; increases by 10% if coach didn’t receive permission to speak to interested school.

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