It was announced Sunday that new Kentucky head football coach Mark Stoops contract will consist of a base salary of $11 million dollars over the course of a five-year contract.
Stoops contract is filled with incentives and bonuses based on his success, which include the following:
- $100,000 each season UK wins five or more conference games
- $100,000 for each SEC win after UK’s first of the season
- $100,000 for any season in which UK finishes first or tied for first in the SEC East
- $200,000 for any season in which UK wins the SEC title or plays in the Bowl Championship Series or its successor
- $200,000 for winning a national championship
- $50,000 for reaching a non-BCS bowl if bowl revenue is less than $2 million
- $125,000 for reaching a non-BCS bowl if bowl revenue exceeds $2 million
- $25,000 for each year the team GPA is 2.75 or better
- $25,000 for each year UK achieves a minimum Academic Progress Rate of 950
- $50,000 for each year in which Stoops wins SEC Coach of the Year award
- $75,000 for each year in which Stoops is named National Coach of the Year
