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Doug Martin

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Doug Martin contract at New Mexico State

Doug Martin

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College: New Mexico State

Conference: Sun Belt

State: New Mexico

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $364,044
  • Total contract pay: $1,820,221
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 2/1/2013
  • Expires: 12/31/2017

Incentives

  • CFP semifinal win: $50,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $30,000
  • Conference title bonus: $15,000
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year; $15,000 for national coach of year;
  • National poll bonus: $15,000 for appearing in final top 25.
  • Car: use of department courtesy car
  • Tickets: 20 football tickets; 4 tickets to other sports
  • Golf/country club: family membership to country club.

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: cash stipend for cell phone; $1,000 monthly housing allowance
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: buyout formula = number of months remaining on contract multiplied by monthly salary multiplied by 0.5.

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Larry Fedora

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Larry Fedora contract at North Carolina

Larry Fedora

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College: North Carolina

Conference: ACC

State: North Carolina

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $2,290,000
  • Total contract pay: $18,965,000
  • Contract length: 7 years
  • Start date: 1/16/2016
  • Expires: 1/15/2023

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $200,000
  • 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
  • Academic bonuses: $50,000 for APR of 960
  • Car: university provides one car

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: automatic one-year extension for an ACC championship; annual $50,000 expense fund with no reporting required
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: 10% of salary remaining on his contract; can opt-out of deal if indoor facility isn’t finished by 9/1/18 or athletic director leaves

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Seth Littrell

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Seth Littrell contract at North Texas

Seth Littrell

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College: North Texas

Conference: C-USA

State: Texas

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $1,013,800
  • Total contract pay: $6,172,800
  • Contract length: 6 years
  • Start date: 12/7/2015
  • Last amended: 5/15/2017
  • Expires: 1/31/2022

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $25,000 in January 2018
  • National title bonus: $100,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $200,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $35,000 for appearing
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $20,000 for winning 6 conference or 7 total; $20,000 for 7 conference or 8 total; $20,000 for 8 conference or 9 total; $10,000 for 8 conference or 10 total;
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $20,000 for conference coach of year; $50,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $5,000 if all of the above: all scholarship players maintain 2.3 GPA, no players score 0-2 in APR, team APR exceeds 930, graduation rate is 65% and every player ends year academically eligible.
  • Car: one car plus $7,800 annually to cover costs of operating the car
  • Tickets: one suite for home football games and 8 season tickets to other sports
  • Golf/country club: membership at Denton Country Club

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: 40% of remaining compensation if before 2/1/18; 35% of remaining compensation if before 2/1/19; 30% of remaining compensation if before 2/1/20; 20% of remaining compensation thereafter (all figures reduced in half if president or athletic director has changed during his tenure)

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Rod Carey

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Rod Carey contract at Northern Illinois

Rod Carey

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College: Northern Illinois

Conference: MAC

State: Illinois

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $615,000
  • Total contract pay: $3,875,000
  • Contract length: 7 years
  • Start date: 12/2/2012
  • Last amended: 6/29/15
  • Expires: 6/30/2020

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $100,000 for completeing each season beginning in 2015
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $100,000
  • Conference title bonus: $25,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $10,000
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $25,000 for conference coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $10,000 for graduation rate of 80%; $7,500 for 75%; $5,000 for 70%; $10,000 if APR of 980; $7,500 for APR of 970; $5,000 for APR of 960.
  • Car: one courtesy car
  • Tickets: 30 football tickets; 8 tickets to other sports; 2 VIP parking passes
  • Golf/country club: free golf privileges at local golf course or club

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $750,000 if before 6/30/17; $600,000 if before 6/30/18; $300,000 if before 6/30/19; $100,000 if before 6/30/20.

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Pat Fitzgerald contract at Northwestern

Pat Fitzgerald

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College: Northwestern

Conference: Big Ten

State: Illinois

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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Frank Solich contract at Ohio

Frank Solich

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College: Ohio

Conference: MAC

State: Ohio

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $445,000
  • Total contract pay: $5,495,000
  • Contract length: 13 years
  • Start date: 12/17/2004
  • Last amended: 6/9/2015
  • Expires: 6/30/2018

Incentives

  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $5,000 for 7th, 8th and 9th wins; $10,000 for 10th, 11th and 12th wins.
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $10,000 for conference coach of year; $25,000 for national coach of year;
  • National poll bonus: $25,000 for final top 25 ranking.
  • Car: one car

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Urban Meyer

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Urban Meyer contract at Ohio State

Urban Meyer

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College: Ohio State

Conference: Big Ten

State: Ohio

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $5,700,000
  • Total contract pay: $48,341,667
  • Contract length: 9 years
  • Start date: 11/28/2011
  • Last amended: 4/10/2015
  • Expires: 1/31/2021

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $450,000 on 1/31/14; $260,000 on 3/31/15; $60,000 on 1/31/16; $160,000 on 1/31/17, 1/31/18, 1/31/19 and 1/31/20
  • National title bonus: $350,000 for appearing
  • CFP semifinal win: $250,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $200,000
  • Conference title bonus: $100,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $50,000
  • Coach of the year award bonus: $50,000 for Big Ten coach of year; $75,000 for national coach of year
  • Academic bonuses: $50,000 if team GPA is 3.0; $100,000 if team GPA is 3.3; $150,000 if team GPA is 3.5
  • Car: $1,200 monthly stipend
  • Tickets: 12 lower bowl tickets and suite for family
  • Golf/country club: golf club membership
  • Private jet use: 50 hours of personal use of private jet;

Other Perks

  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $21,345,100 if before 1/31/18; $15,523,591 if before 1/31/19; $10,038,327 if before 1/31/20; $4,869,894 if before 1/31/21

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Lincoln Riley

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Lincoln Riley contract at Oklahoma

Lincoln Riley

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College: Oklahoma

Conference: Big 12

State: Oklahoma

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $2,600,000
  • Total contract pay: $16,000,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 7/1/2017
  • Expires: 1/31/2022

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $500,000 every June 1
  • National title bonus: $425,000

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Mike Gundy

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Mike Gundy contract at Oklahoma State

Mike Gundy

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College: Oklahoma State

Conference: Big 12

State: Oklahoma

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $4,200,000
  • Total contract pay: $22,250,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 1/1/2017
  • Expires: 12/31/2021

Incentives

  • National title bonus: $750,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $350,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $150,000
  • Car: one loaner car with university provided gasoline credit card and insurance policy
  • Tickets: one party suite on club level including 25 seats and four 100-level tickets to basketball games
  • Golf/country club: membership fees and dues paid for at Karsten Creek Golf Club

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: automatic one-year extension every January 1 to keep it as a continual five-year contract
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: $3,000,000 (amount is reduced by $1,000,000 every year the contract is not automatically renewed)

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