Kevin Sumlin’s contract details released

Arizona’s new coach will get a 5-year, $14.5 million deal

Former Texas A&M and Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin agreed to be the Arizona Wildcats’ next coach on Sunday afternoon, and now we know what the contract details are.

Ahead of Tuesday’s introductory press conference, UA released the details.

As previously reported, the length is five years (typical for any college football coach), and the total value of the contract is $14.5 million.

Sumlin will receive two million dollars in each of his first two years, and 3.5 million in the each of the final three seasons. The deal is still pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents.

It should also be noted that Sumlin will be receiving a $10 million buyout from Texas A&M.

As far as a potential buyout goes, there are provisions in place if the contract is terminated without cause, and they “include a mitigation requirement”.

This is a very low risk/high reward deal for Arizona. There are concerns out there that Sumlin would leave quickly if he has early success in Tucson. Well, UA is only on the hook for two million for each of those first two years now.

It will be interesting to see what the assistant coaches salary pool will look like since that ended up being the sticking point for Sumlin in the negotiations. We will share those as soon as they are available.

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