Jimbo Fisher signed a huge extension after the 2013 National Championship season, earned $5 million this season, and will receive a $100,000 a year bump through the 2022 season. He earned $3.6 million in 2014.
By making $5 million this season Jimbo joins college football’s $5 million club. Other members of this exclusive club are Alabama’s Nick Saban, Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops, Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin, Texas’ Charlie Strong and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh.
Of course, the most important figure in any coaching contract is the buyout.
Fisher would owe $5 million should he leave before Dec. 31, 2016, a more manageable $3 million if he left between Jan. 1, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2018, and a minuscule $1 million thereafter.