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Nov 15, 2023 · Updated 1:49 PM PDT, November 15, 2023. Texas A&M fired football coach Jimbo Fisher, deciding that it was fine with paying him more than $75 million — the balance of his fully guaranteed, 10-year contract that he signed in 2020. The buyout is the highest paid to a coach in college sports history.
Sep 28, 2022 · Buyouts are a major aspect of coaching contracts in today’s college football landscape. They dictate how much a coach should receive when fired without cause (if a coach is fired for cause, the contract—and thus the buyout—is canceled) yet also protect the university from losing the coach to a different university or professional team.
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- Kirby Smart, Georgia. Buyout as of 12/1/2023: $92,625,000.
- Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M. Buyout as of 12/1/2023: $77,562,500.
- Brian Kelly, Louisiana State. Buyout as of 12/1/2023: $70,018,333.
- James Franklin, Penn State. Buyout as of 12/1/2023: $64,666,667.
Oct 15, 2021 · Jimbo Fisher's new buyout is the largest in college football history – and it's not close. Tom Schad Steve Berkowitz. USA TODAY. 0:00. 2:06. Three days before the start of Texas A&M's football...
Oct 26, 2016 · 1:34. For some football head coaches, getting fired for not winning enough games is a pretty straightforward proposition: Turn in your university property, vacate your office and collect...
Oct 22, 2021 · Dabo Swinney, Clemson. (Photo: Cory Fravel, 247Sports) Buyout cost: $47.5 million. Clemson’s trustees approved a 10-year, $93 million contract for Dabo Swinney prior to the 2019, a deal that...
Sep 8, 2022 · CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is now college football's second highest paid coach. Swinney agreed to terms that will pay him $10.5 million this season and $115 million,...
