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Kiffin’s Contract
By Adam Brown
Sports Editor
adam.brown@hottytoddy.com
HottyToddy.com has received the terms of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin’s new contract.
Kiffin and the Ole Miss Vice Chancellor of Intercollegiate Athletics finalized a new deal on Nov. 29, 2022.
The new contract, which began Jan. 1 and runs through Dec. 31, 2026, will pay the following base salaries.
• 2023: $8,750,000
• 2024: $8,850,000
• 2025: $9,000,000
• 2026: $9,000,000
This past season, Kiffin’s base salary was $7,250,000. The Rebels finished the campaign with an 8-5 record and a 23-13 overall mark during his tenure.
The contract has retention incentive awards for December 2023 and 2024 of $250,000 and $150,000.
Kiffin will receive annual incentive awards of $150,000 after each win against an SEC opponent, starting with the fifth SEC win of the regular season. Victories over non-conference Power 5 opponents will net him $100,000 per win, participation in the SEC Championship game will bring another $150,000, or if he leads the Rebels to win the SEC Championship game the payout will be $400,000.
Other incentives include:
• Postseason bowl participation in the Birmingham Bowl or Independence Bowl game or their successors will be $50,000.
• Participation in a Group of Six SEC bowl games (Gator, Tampa, Music City, Texas, Liberty, Charlotte/Las Vegas) or their successors will be $100,000.
• Participation in the Citrus Bowl or its successor will be $125,000.
• Participation in any College Football Playoff (CFP) Access Bowl Game (Sugar, Rose, Orange, Cotton, Fiesta, Peach) that is not a CFP semi-final game will be $250,000
• Participation in CFP Semifinal Game: $500,000, or advance to the National Championship game will be $750,000, or $1,000,000 if the team wins the National Championship.
• Coach of the Year Awards will be $50,000 for SEC Coach of the Year and $100,000 for National Coach of the Year.
• Academic incentives for a single year APR of 950-974 will $100,000 or single year APR of 975 or above will be $150,000.
The number of tickets that are sold above 30,000 up to above 40, 000 will include an additional award of $50,000 up to the maximum of $200,000.
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | L, 83-75 |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | W, 72-69 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | L, 92-82 |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | W, 98-84 |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |