tennessee football coach Josh Heupel gets a $200,000 bonus because the Vols are going to a New Year’s Six Bowl.
His assistant coaches will receive up to $538,800 in bonuses. It depends on whether offensive coordinator Alex Golesh receives a $60,000 bowl bonus from Tennessee after be named head coach of South Florida.
Tennessee’s No. 6 (10-2) will face No. 7 Clemson (11-2) in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
That’s a big payday for the Vols coaches. But their contracts were structured to reward them if Tennessee reached a level it hadn’t reached in a few decades.
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This is the Vols’ first 10-win regular season since 2003. And they haven’t played in the Orange Bowl since the end of the 1997 season.
Heupel receives $200,000 when Tennessee appears in a College Football Playoff Access Bowl, also known as the New Year’s Six-Man Bowl. And he got an extra $50,000 bonus for being named AP SEC Coach of the Year.
Heupel can also receive a $100,000 bonus if the Vols finish the season in the top 10 of the CFP, AP Top 25 or USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
Bonuses for Tennessee assistants for a New Year’s Six Bowl appearance range from $27,000 to $60,000, which is based on a percentage of their salary or a predetermined figure.
Defensive coordinator Tim Banks, offensive line coach Glen Elarbee, defensive line coach Rodney Garner and linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary are awarded $60,000.
Special teams coordinator Mike Ekeler receives $57,000. Secondary coach Willie Martinez receives $55,800. Running backs coach Jerry Mack receives $51,000. Quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle receives $48,000.
Wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope, who was promoted to offensive analyst this offseason, receives a $27,000 bonus.
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