Kevin Sumlin's five-year, $14.5 million contract as Arizona's football coach one notable change from the memorandum of understanding he signed shortly after being named the UA's coach on Jan. 14.
Sumlin can receive an extra $2,025,000 per year if he hits every available performance bonus, according to a contract that will be voted on by the Arizona Board of Regents this week. The memorandum signed by Sumlin shortly after he was hired had capped his bonuses at $1.75 million per year.
Otherwise, his contract framework is nearly identical to what the Star reported more than two week ago. The contract will include offset language designed to protect the UA if Sumlin were to bolt for another school. For more on that, click on the attached links.
Here's a look at Sumlin's bonus structure. Note: Sumlin will collect for the highest-ranked achievement in each category. For instance, he won't collect for both making the Rose Bowl and winning it — just winning it.
APR scores
• Sumlin can receive up to $50,000 per year depending on Arizona's academic progress report scores. He receives $25,000 if the UA's team score is 971 or higher, and $50,000 of its 1,000 or higher.
Team GPA
• Sumlin can receive up to $200,000 annually depending on his team GPA. He'll make $50,000 if UA's GPA is 2.6 or higher, $125,000 if its 2.75, $175,000 if its 2.90 or higher, and $200,000 if its 3.0 or higher. Arizona's 2018 GPA was 2.46.
Pac-12 success
• Sumlin will receive $100,000 for winning the Pac-12 South, and $200,000 for winning the Pac-12 title game.
Bowls
• Sumlin will receive $25,000 for leading his team to a bowl game; $100,000 for making a Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange, Fiesta or Peach bowl; $200,000 winning one of those games; $150,000 for making the College Football Playoff semifinals, $500,000 for playing in the CFP National Championship Game and $1 million for winning it all.
Polls
• Sumlin can make up to $75,000 annually depending on Arizona's final spot in the Associated Press' top-25 poll. Sumlin will make $25,000 annually if Arizona finishes between No. 16-25 in the poll, $50,000 if the Wildcats finish between No. 11-15, and $75,000 if they finish within the top 10.
Awards
• Sumlin will make $50,000 if he is named Pac-12 coach of the year, and $100,000 if he is named national coach of the year.
