The University of Georgia must pay Mark Richt $4.1 million for firing him, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday.

That figure is based on a verbal agreement reached between Georgia and Richt earlier this year, which the coach never signed. Athletic director Greg McGarity said the school will honor that agreement.

That’s not an awful buyout for UGA and on par with what Tennessee would’ve had to pay had it cut ties with Butch Jones this season.

The bigger question is how much money the university will have to shell out as a contractually-obligated parting gift for offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer and defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt.

If either accepts a job before Kirby Smart officially becomes the head coach at Georgia, the university will owe them nothing. The full price tag would be $2.6 million for Pruitt and $1.9 million for Schottenheimer. If Pruitt and Schottenheimer accept jobs after Smart is hired, it will reduce the amount that the Bulldogs owe those men.

It could be interesting to watch when Georgia officially announces Smart, especially with today’s report that he will coach Alabama’s defense through the end of the Tide season. If Georgia waits several weeks to make his hire official, it could potentially save millions of dollars.