NCAA D1 Football Coaching Contracts

In-depth Contract Analysis

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When A College Football Coach Gets Fired: The Sizable Cost of Saying Goodbye

Someone famous once said: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes, and a college terminating a coach before his contract expires means they’ll owe him a bunch of money.” Universities across the country offer generous compensation and benefits to attract coaches who will bring glory to the team and… Read More

College Football Coaches Are Making Millions Off A Useless Metric

As a part of a project helmed by HKM and Deadspin, we have retrieved and reviewed the contracts of every Division I public university head football coach. In this space, we will look at the academic incentives within these coaches’ contracts and how they were brought upon by the NCAA’s focus on the APR system and refocus… Read More

The Most Bizarre Stuff in NCAA Coaches’ Contracts

Contracts between employer and employee are usually pretty standard, but when it comes to NCAA coaches’ contracts there’s all kinds of odd stuff. Here’s some of the weirdest things HKM Employment Attorneys found in NCAA contracts…   Doug Martin – New Mexico State Odd provision: No tobacco during practices or games Looks like Doug can… Read More