$93 Million Dabo Deal Includes Heavy Penalty If Clemson Coach Leaves For Alabama

By Eben Novy-Williams – Bloomberg

Clemson and Alabama have met in three of the last four college football title games. Now the rivalry is spilling over into coaching contracts.

Clemson University on Friday gave Dabo Swinney the biggest contract in college football history, a 10-year, $93 million deal that would keep the coach with the Tigers through 2028. But the South Carolina school added special protection – a steeper financial penalty if Swinney leaves early for the top job at Alabama.

It’s common for coaching contracts to have buyouts that a football coach – or his next school – must pay if he leaves for a different gig. Swinney’s deal has that, plus an additional cost if he jumps to the Crimson Tide. If Swinney leaves after the 2020 season, for example, he’ll owe Clemson $4 million. If he leaves for Alabama, it jumps to $6 million, according to a term sheet released by the school.

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