When discussing when to fire one coach and hire another it is important to note that timing is everything. Almost. Money is also important. Some coaches have hefty price tags and "Muschamp clauses" tied to them.
- Kliff Kingsbury is on contract through 2020 at $3M per year increasing to $4M in 2020, but he loves Texas Tech.
- Scott Frost is on contract through 2021 at $1.7M, with a $3M buyout.
- Justin Fuente is doing a good job at Virginia Tech. He is on contract through 2023 at $4M per year and an expensive buyout at this time.
- Mark Hudspeth is on contract through 2020 with a salary of $1M and a very affordable buyout.
- Gary Patterson is on contract through 2022 at $4.7M per year.
- Chip Kelly collects $1M from the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017 and $6M per year from San Francisco in 2017-2019, with a portion of that offset by ESPN.
- Charlie Strong gets $2.75M from Texas in 2017 and 2018, then $2.5M from USF in 2019, 2020, and 2021. UF would only need to pay USF $2.5M for three years. [Edited]
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