Tanner previously saddled South Carolina with Will Muschamp – who was relieved of his duties on Novemafter posting a 28-30 record in four-and-a-half seasons at the helm of the once-proud Gamecock program. Meanwhile, Tanner was telling donors early Sunday morning that he still had “additional interviews” to conduct in connection with the search – while several donors familiar with the process told us the school was making a late push to try and lure Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell to Columbia, S.C. Our sources aren’t willing to go quite that far, although we are told the school’s results-challenged athletics director Ray Tanner was in the process of selling Beamer’s proposed hire to the school’s politically appointed board of trustees. The Las Vegas Bowl is a group of six bowl for the SEC in even-numbered years and rotates with the Duke's Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., in odd-numbered years.Oklahoma University assistant coach Shane Beamer is the frontrunner to become the 36th head football coach at the University of South Carolina – with one news outlet citing sources close to the program saying the deal is “done.” The Razorbacks have qualified for a bowl game in both seasons, including last year when minimum-win requirements were waived due to covid-19.Īrkansas’ game against TCU in the Texas Bowl was canceled last year due to virus protocols at TCU.ĬORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the Las Vegas Bowl as one of the SEC's group of six bowls this year. Pittman is 9-10 as Arkansas’ coach, including 6-3 this season.
The salary for Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea was not included in the USA Today database because he coaches at a private school. South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has the league’s lowest salary at a public school, $2.75 million, and Tennessee’s Josh Heupel and Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz are tied for the 10th-highest salary at a public school at $4 million. Pittman was hired at a lower salary than the Razorbacks paid their three previous head coaches - Bobby Petrino, Bret Bielema and Chad Morris - due to his lack of head coaching experience. Pittman’s salary is the 12th highest among 13 SEC coaches at public schools, according to a USA Today database updated last month. At the time, Yurachek said he thought an extension was warranted because his first year as coach was disrupted by a covid-19 shutdown. In May, Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek said he and Pittman agreed to a one-year extension of Pittman’s contract through the 2025 season. He would receive a $150,000 bonus if Arkansas plays in one of the SEC’s “group of six” bowls, which include the Outback, Gator, Music City, Duke's Mayo, Texas and Liberty bowls. In addition to the pay raise, Pittman will receive a one-time bonus of at least $100,000 for leading the Razorbacks to a bowl game. A seventh victory would increase his annual pay to $3.5 million and an eighth would increase his salary to $3.75 million.
Pittman would receive additional pay raises if Arkansas wins one or two more games this season.
It is the first pay raise for Pittman since he was hired in December 2019. FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas’ 31-28 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday triggered a pay raise for Razorbacks head coach Sam Pittman.įor winning six games, Pittman’s annual pay will be increased by $250,000 to $3.25 million, according to terms of his contract.
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