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Sam Pittman asking for ‘reworked contract’ with significant increase in pay, per report
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Sam Pittman is looking to get paid.
University of Arkansas officials received an initial proposal for a reworked contract from UA head coach Sam Pittman’s representatives this week, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Pittman’s agent, Jimmy Sexton—the man who orchestrated a number of this coaching carousel’s biggest deals—has asked for a new 7-year, $50 million commitment.
Pittman is in his 2nd year as the Razorbacks coach. After a 3-7 campaign in 2020, the Razorbacks showed rapid improvement this season. UA sits at 8-4 ahead of an Outback Bowl matchup with Penn State.
Under his current contract, Pittman’s salary is set to increase from its initial starting point of $3 million per year to $3.75 million, per ADG’s Tom Murphy, thanks to benchmarks in his deal. Pittman received raises of $250,000 each for win Nos. 6, 7, and 8 this year. Pittman’s salary ranks 12th among the 13 SEC coaches at public institutions.
At $50 million minimum over 7 years, Pittman, who holds an 11-11 record in 2 years as a head coach, would get close to Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin’s $7.25 million/year figure under his own recently-reworked deal.
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