Arizona introduced former Michigan and West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez as its next head football coach on Tuesday, and also announced the details of his five-year contract. Here’s how things break down:
Year 1: $1,450,000
Year 2: $1,500,000
Year 3: $1,600,000
Year 4: $1,700,000
Year 5: $1,800,000
Rodriguez is also paid $300,000 annually by Nike and IMG
The 48-year-old coach’s salary also includes a number of incentives.
Bowl game and Pac-12 Achievements
BCS National Championship Game: $150,000
Any other BCS game: $100,000
Pac-12 South Division championship: $75,000
Pac-12 Conference championship: $75,000
Non-BCS bowl game: $75,000
Final BCS team rankings
Ranked in top-10: $50,000
Ranked between 11th and 15th: $40,000
Ranked between 16th and 25th: $30,000
Total season tickets sold (including students)
35,000-40,000: $60,000
40,001-45,000: $70,000
More than 45,000: $80,000
Coach of the Year
National Coach of the year: $50,000
Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year: $30,000
Academic achievement
Team GPA between 2.6 and 2.9: $5,000
Team GPA higher 3.0 or higher: $7,500
Team APR meets or exceeds 940: $5,000
Team APR is 1,000: $7,500
Other perks
Courtesy cars: 2
Football season tickets: 8
Men’s basketball season tickets: 4
Women’s basketball season tickets: 4
Softball season tickets: 4
Baseball season tickets: 4
Volleyball season tickets: 4
Persons to any BCS or non-BCS bowl game, including ticket, hotel and air travel: 15
Non-commercial private jet usage for recruiting or other football related activities: 45 hours
Country club memberships: 1
Termination clauses:
- If UA terminates the coach without cause then UA will pay the coach one-half of the sum of his then annual UA-funded compensation pro-rated over the remaining life of the contract.
- If UA terminates the coach with cause then the coach will receive no additional pay beyond the termination date of his contract.
- If coach leaves UA before the end of the contract trem then the coach will pay UA one-half of the sum of his then annual UA-funded compensation pro-rated over the remaining life of the contract.