Posted on 12/01/2025 2:00:32 PM PST by nickcarraway
Lane Kiffin's contract with LSU includes the unique clause that he will receive a payment equal to the amount he would have earned for coaching Ole Miss in the upcoming College Football Playoff, according to a term sheet obtained by ESPN on Monday.
Kiffin, who agreed to a seven-year contract with LSU on Sunday that will pay him $13 million annually, will receive the same CFP bonus from LSU that he would have if he had remained with Ole Miss through this postseason. That begins at $150,000 for the Rebels' participation in a first-round CFP game, increases to $250,000 for participation in a quarterfinal and tops out at $1 million if Ole Miss wins the national championship.
Kiffin had hoped to coach the Rebels (11-1) through their first CFP appearance, but Ole Miss opted for a clean break and promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding to head coach Sunday.
Kiffin will be owed the CFP bonus payments from LSU within 30 days after the Rebels' season ends, according to the term sheet, which Kiffin and LSU officials signed Saturday.
Another notable clause calls for Kiffin to become the nation's highest-paid coach if LSU wins a national championship during his term as coach. The escalator would occur only once during Kiffin's term with LSU, on the date the team wins a national title.
LSU last week agreed to pay former coach Brian Kelly his full $54 million buyout after firing him Oct. 26. The school also is set to make its final payment this month to former coach Ed Orgeron, who led the Tigers to a national title in 2019 and was fired in 2021.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry publicly criticized Kelly's contract and its structure following the coach's firing, as well as athletic director Scott Woodward, who soon resigned from his position.
If Kiffin is fired without cause during his seven-year term with LSU, he would be owed 80% of his remaining salary -- an amount not subject to offset or mitigation, according to the term sheet. If Kiffin leaves LSU for another head coaching job, his buyout would begin at $7 million and drop to $6 million in January 2027.
LSU will pay Kiffin bonuses of $1 million for winning the SEC title game, and a CFP structure that begins at $750,000 for a first-round appearance and increases to $3 million for a national title victory. The school also will cover the difference -- up to $500,000 -- between the purchase price of his home in Mississippi ($2.89 million) and a new primary home in the Baton Rouge area.
“Lance Kiffin in a li-aww!” - Al Davis.
“Lance Kiffin IS a li-aww!” - Al Davis.
We dodged a bullet.
I only heard LSU and Florida were in the running.
I think a lot of it was just Gator fans wanting Kiffin and Stricklin playing along, although I’ve known for a long time he never wanted Kiffin.
Part of me thinks, once it appeared LSU was in the running after Kelly’s firing, UF played along to up the price LSU was going to pay for him.
“Ole Miss opted for a clean break and promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding to head coach Sunday.”
I like how the article leaves out the little fact that kiffen is taking almost ALL the assistant coaches with him.......that may have a little to do with why they want to sever ties with this guy asap.
My personal opinion.....kiffin is an opportunistic jerk.
He has accomplished one thing already however.....it gives me a great reason to hope he fails.
As Bo Schembechler would have put it:
“A Mississippi Man Will Coach Mississippi!”
IMO kiffen did UF a favor.
Dudes’ a loose cannon if you ask me.
chip kelly is a yankee.....that alone told me he wouldn’t be accepted at LSU for very long........guess who else is a northerner?.......be ashame if he has a rough season or two and them cajuns turn on him.
I’m going to wait until Carville tells us what he’s thinking before taking a position on the matter.
The bigger news for Florida is we hired a GM. And that is the trend in College Football.
Schools are tired of paying outrageous salaries for head coaches. So they are running the programs more like an NFL Franchise, where the coaches don’t matter as much.
That’s basically what Ohio State has been doing for awhile. They are winning those championships because of Ryan Day, they are winning them because they’ve got a top-notch football operation.
SEC schools sure love former USC trojan coaches.
They should see what Pete Carrol is up to these days.
May the Curse of Jon Gruden, curse the Raiders Franchise forever.
Wasn’t Ole Miss paying him enough? Gadfly coach. Zero team loyalty. Only the money.
Louisiana, being the wealthiest state in the entire Confederacy, Union, planet and universe will have not problem paying the football coach $13 million per year.
Louisiana, being the wealthiest state in the entire Confederacy, Union, planet and universe will have not problem paying the football coach $13 million per year.
The roads will still be the crappiest in the country, but hey, how ‘bout them Tigers?
Wasn’t Ole Miss paying him enough? Gadfly coach. Zero team loyalty. Only the money.
“Always the dollars, always the f____ing dollars.” - Casino
Boy, he better win something.
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