Mullen’s contract: $12M buyout if fired without cause
GAINESVILLE — Florida coach Dan Mullen’s sixyear, $36.6-million contract has been finalized with the school.
The contract was released by the University Athletic Association on Monday per a records request.
Mullen will be making an annual salary of $6,103,000.
His base annual salary is $3 million. He receives an addi- tional $3.1 million a year for media and public relations responsibilities and other expenses.
Terms of the contract were agreed on in late November.
Mullen’s contract includes a $12 million buyout the UAA will be responsible for if Mullen is fired without cause. Mullen would be owed 50 percent of the buyout within 30 days of termination. The remaining would be owed over the next six years.
Mullen has a $2 million buyout to the school if he chooses to leave before the end of the contract.
Mullen’s contract also includes numerous perfor- mance bonuses:
(Max bonus in a given year is $925,000)
■ $400,000 – College Football Playoff champion
■ $300,000 – College Foot- ball Playoff runner-up
■ $250,000 – College Foot- ball Playoff semifinalist
■ $200,000 – Participation in an Access/Big 6 Bowl Game
■ $200,000 – Win SEC Championship
■ $100,000 – Participate in bowl game
■ $100,000 – Reach SEC Championship Game
■ $100,000 – Finish in the AP Top 10
■ $100,000 – Academic Performance
■ $75,000 – Named AP National Coach of the Year
■ $50,000 – Named SEC Coach of the Year
Davis out indefinitely: Florida sophomore running back Malik Davis sustained a broken foot in the win over
Colorado State on Saturday and is out indefinitely.
“He’ll be out for an extended period of time,” Mullen said.
With Davis out, along with the transfer of Adarius Lemons, the Gators are down to four scholarship tailbacks — Jordan Scarlett, Lamical Perine and true freshmen Dameon Pierce and Iverson Clement, who has been practicing at safety. In the first three games this season Davis has rushed for 61 yards on 13 carries.
Pierce, who had a 68-yard TD run in the 48-10 victory over the Rams, likely will get more carries, Mullen said.
“He’s doing a good job,” Mullen said. “The big thing that I look for, he’s doing the things we’re asking him to do. He’s doing a pretty good job on special teams, he’s playing hard on special teams. I think he’s a good player with the ball in his hands. It’s doing the other little things that he’s learning.
“He has to know what route to run, how to run routes, how to catch the ball, how to protect within pass protection. All of those little things are steps that he’s going to continue to grow and continue to build on into the future.”
While the Gators will be without Davis against Tennessee on Saturday night, they might have two players who missed the first three games due to injuries — starting middle linebacker David Reese (ankle) and No. 2 nickel C.J. McWilliams (unspecified).
“We feel very opportunistic about getting David Reese and C.J. McWilliams back this week,” Mullen said. “And (safety) Shawn Davis will be questionable. He may have the opportunity to be back for us this week.”