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10-31-2023, 10:35 PM
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Coach: Zach Arnett
Buyout: $4.5 million
Skinny: Arnett is just eight games into a four-year, $12 million ($3M/year) contract with the Bulldogs. Would they really make a move so soon? Remember that Mississippi State promoted Arnett, without much of a search, after the sudden passing of former coach Mike Leach. The move was rooted in retaining current players and recruiting commitments at a time when the school did not have an athletic director. Zac Selmon came aboard a few weeks later as State?s AD. The Bulldogs are 4-4 and their only SEC win is that 7-3 victory in Fayetteville. Arnett?s contract is school-friendly, giving the program the ability to wiggle free of it for 50% of the remaining pay with mitigation language (if he?d get another gig, his new salary would reduce the buyout).
Coach: Zach Arnett
Buyout: $4.5 million
Skinny: Arnett is just eight games into a four-year, $12 million ($3M/year) contract with the Bulldogs. Would they really make a move so soon? Remember that Mississippi State promoted Arnett, without much of a search, after the sudden passing of former coach Mike Leach. The move was rooted in retaining current players and recruiting commitments at a time when the school did not have an athletic director. Zac Selmon came aboard a few weeks later as State?s AD. The Bulldogs are 4-4 and their only SEC win is that 7-3 victory in Fayetteville. Arnett?s contract is school-friendly, giving the program the ability to wiggle free of it for 50% of the remaining pay with mitigation language (if he?d get another gig, his new salary would reduce the buyout).