Bill Belichick’s University of North Carolina contract: Full salary, incentives and buyout amount

Bill Belichick’s 5-year UNC contract

According to Sporting News, Belichick and UNC agreed to a five-year deal worth $10 million per season, which includes $1 million as a base amount and $9 million as “supplemental income.” He is also listed to earn certain conditional incentives based on performance, such as $150,000 for eight wins, extended up to $50,000 for every additional win up to 12 victories.

Other possible incentives in this deal include:

• $200,000 for a conference championship appearance

• $300,000 for winning the conference championship

• $150,000 for every non-CFP bowl gam appearance

• $350,000 for appearing in any of the following: Pop-Tarts Bowl, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, or the Duke Mayo Bowl

• $750,000 for appearing in the College Football Playoff with an additional $250,000 per round, leading to a potential $1.75 million incentive for winning the CFP

Buyout amount

As per the buyout clause in Belichick’s contract, the amount was listed as $10 million until June 1, 2025. Now that amount has dropped to $1 million, which is a modest amount for any professional team to spend.

As per Front Office Sports, here are the top 10 highest-paid coaches in college football:

· Kirby Smart (Georgia): $13 million

· Ryan Day (Ohio State): $12.5 million

· Dabo Swinney (Clemson): $11.5 million

· Dan Lanning (Oregon): $11 million

· Deion Sanders (Colorado): $10.8 million

· Steve Sarkisian (Texas): $10.8 million

· Kalen DeBoer (Alabama): $10.25 million

· Lincoln Riley (USC): $10.2 million

· Bill Belichick (North Carolina): $10 million

· Brian Kelley (LSU): $9.9 million

Belichick currently occupies the ninth spot on the list of highest-paid college football coaches.

With contribution from Stuti Gupta