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According to his new deal, Saban will be paid an $800,000 completion benefit every year through 2025. The contract also states that Saban will be paid at least as much as the average total pay of the top three SEC coaches or top-five NCAA coaches, whichever is higher. PLUS: Among the annual...

Coach Saban is a government employee. Nick Saban's base salary will stay at $275,000 annually for that reason, but his 'talent fee' will start at $8.825 million and grow by $400,000 annually. The Crimson Tide Foundation pays for that fee.

That's pretty much on it. Coach Saban recently signed an extension in August of 2021. His base salary will remain $275,000. His talent fee for 2020-21 was $8.425 million and will continue to grow at a rate of $400,000 annually. It will reach $11.225 million in the final year of the extension...

Historically, schools like Michigan State just accept the inevitable and let coaches like Mel Tucker walk, but times are apparently changing. Would Tucker have accepted a non-guaranteed contract, regardless of the money, with all the folks inquiring about his services? He was holding all the cards.

Many head coaches have incentives worked into their contracts. Division wins, conference championships, making the playoffs, and winning titles have always been spelled out and well-compensated for coach Saban and his contacts at Alabama. The HC should be totally responsible for quality control...