CSU football coach Jim McElwain, left, and CU’s Mike MacIntyre. (AAron Ontiveroz; Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Using public-records requests, at the 108 public schools in the FBS, detailing their salaries (guaranteed and nonguaranteed), contract lengths, bonuses, incentives and more.
The numbers offered insight into just how much coaches receive, monetarily and otherwise, while the debate over player compensation the NCAA rages on. The numbers also revealed some surprising details about the contracts of CU’s Mike MacIntyre, who signed with the Buffs in 2013, and CSU’s Jim McElwain, who joined the Rams in 2012 and is now the Mountain West’s highest-paid coach.
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A brief breakdown of MacIntyre’s and McElwain’s deals:
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2014 Base Salary$250,000$1.35 million2014 Guaranteed $$2 million$1.35 millionGuaranteed Contract $$10 million$6.75 millionContract Length5 years (Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2018)5 years (March 2012 – Dec. 2016)Bonuses$100,000 for making conf. title game$250,000 for BCS bowl appearance$200,000 for non-BCS bowl bid$750,000 for Nat’l. Champ. bid$25,000 for conf. Coach of Year$50,000 for 7th win in year$25,000 for 8th winOther Incentives
