Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

New Power 5 coaches pay

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Power 5 schools that handed out eight-figure contracts to football coaches this fall could face millions in new taxes on those coaches’ salaries if the tax overhaul becomes law. Here’s how much the new coaches are making and the potential tax burden on the universiti­es:

ARIZONA STATE

HERM EDWARDS 5 years, $12.5 million total, $2.5 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $2.5 million total, $500,000 annually PAY CUT $700,000 annually over predecesso­r Todd Graham

ARKANSAS

CHAD MORRIS 6 years, $21 million total, $3.5 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $4.2 million total, $700,000 annually PAY CUT $700,000 annually over predecesso­r Bret Bielema

FLORIDA

DAN MULLEN 6 years, $36.6 million total, $6.1 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $7.32 million total, $1.22 million annually PAY RAISE $1.6 million annually over predecesso­r Jim McElwain

FLORIDA STATE

WILLIE TAGGART 6 years, $30 million total, $5 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $6 million total, $1 million annually PAY CUT $700,000 annually over predecesso­r Jimbo Fisher

MISSISSIPP­I

MATT LUKE 4 years, $12.6 million total, $3.15 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $2.52 million total, $630,000 annually PAY CUT $1.55 million annually over predecesso­r Hugh Freeze.

MISSISSIPP­I STATE

JOE MOORHEAD 4 years, $11 million total, $2.75 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $2.2 million total, $440,000 annually PAY CUT $1.75 million annually over predecesso­r Dan Mullen

NEBRASKA

SCOTT FROST 7 years, $35 million total, $5 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $7 million total, $1 million annually PAY RAISE $2.1 million annually over predecesso­r Mike Riley

OREGON

MARIO CRISTOBAL 5 years, $12.5 million total, $2.5 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $2.5 million total, $500,000 annually PAY CUT $400,000 annually over predecesso­r Willie Taggart

OREGON STATE

JONATHAN SMITH 5 years, $9.5 million total, $1.9 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $1.9 million total, $380,000 annually PAY CUT $750,000 annually over predecesso­r Gary Andersen

TENNESSEE

JEREMY PRUITT 6 years, $22.8 million total, $3.8 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $4.56 million total, $760,000 annually PAY CUT $300,000 annually over predecesso­r Butch Jones

TEXAS A&M

JIMBO FISHER 10 years, $75 million total, $7.5 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $15 million total, $1.5 million annually PAY RAISE $2.5 million annually over predecesso­r Kevin Sumlin

UCLA

CHIP KELLY 5 years, $23.3 million total, $4.66 million annually POTENTIAL TAX BURDEN $4.66 million total, $932,000 annually PAY RAISE $1.1 million annually over predecesso­r Jim Mora

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