How much it would cost to buy out each SEC coach’s contract

On Wednesday, USA TODAY updated its database of coach salaries for across the country.

Also included in that information was each coach’s buyout information, as of Dec. 1 of this year. That is interesting for a number of reasons, especially for coaches who are struggling this year.

Obviously, Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher has a massive buyout, coming in at over $68 million. Here’s where the other SEC coaches stand in terms of their buyout figures:

• Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M — $68,125,000
• Nick Saban, Alabama — $33,600,000
• Gus Malzahn, Auburn — $32,143,750
• Kirby Smart, Georgia — $27,917,500
• Will Muschamp, South Carolina — $18,650,000
• Mark Stoops, Kentucky — $15,625,000
• Chad Morris, Arkansas — $12,500,000
• Dan Mullen, Florida — $12,000,000
• Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee — $11,780,000
• Ed Orgeron, LSU — $5,291,667
• Barry Odom, Mizzou — $1,912,500
• Matt Luke, Ole Miss — $0
• Joe Moorhead, Mississippi State — $0
• Derek Mason, Vanderbilt — Unknown

As you can see, some programs will have to open their wallets a little more to fire their coaches than others.

Adam Spencer

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