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Rich Rodriguez contract at Arizona

Rich Rodriguez

Rich Rodriguez Photo Credit: AP

College: Arizona

Conference: Pac-12

State: Arizona

Base compensation

  • 2017 guaranteed pay: $2,875,000
  • Total contract pay: $14,750,000
  • Contract length: 5 years
  • Start date: 6/17/2015
  • Expires: 5/31/2020

Incentives

  • Retention bonus: $375,000 on 11/30/16; 43,750 shares of unnamed publicly traded company on 3/15/16; 43,750 more shares on 3/15/18; 87,500 shares on 3/15/20
  • National title bonus: $1,000,000
  • CFP semifinal win: $500,000
  • CFP semifinal appearance: $150,000
  • Conference title bonus: $200,000
  • Conference regular season division title bonus: $100,000
  • Misc athletic-based incentives: $125,000 for 9 wins, $150,000 for 10, $250,000 for 11, $350,000 for 12;
  • 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: $75,000 for top 10, $50,000 for 11-15, $25,000 for 16-25.
  • Academic bonuses: $25,000 if multi-year APR is 952; $50,000 if APR is 1000; $50,000 if cumulative GPA is 2.60; $125,000 if GPA is 2.75; $175,000 if GPA is 2.9; $200,000 if GPA is 3.0
  • Car: two cars
  • Tickets: 8 football season tickets, 5 men’s basketball season tickets, 4 “Wildcard Sports Passes” and 15 people to bowl games
  • Golf/country club: country club membership.
  • Private jet use: 45 hours of private jet use

Other Perks

  • Miscellaneous perks: seats on charter flights for immediate family,
  • Buyout if coach leaves for another coaching job: No buyout

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