Keith Hickman-Perfetti
Keith Hickman-Perfetti/ Arizona Daily Wildcat Rich Rodriguez speaks during the press conference to officially announce his appointment to the head coach of UA football on 22 Nov. 2011.
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.