Hugh Freeze's New Contract Details Released
Auburn's Head Coach Inks Six-Year, $65 Million Deal
Salary and Buyout Terms Revealed
Auburn University has released details of Hugh Freeze's new contract, which will pay him $40 million through 2030. The deal, which includes a Power Five-friendly buyout clause, was finalized on October 28, 2022.
According to the contract, Freeze will have a base salary of $6.5 million annually over the six-year term. The buyout clause reportedly allows him to leave for another SEC or Power Five school without penalty as early as October 28, 2023.
The contract also includes performance-based bonuses and incentives, including bonuses for winning the SEC Championship, making the College Football Playoff, and achieving a certain number of wins each season.
Freeze's previous contract at Liberty University paid him an average of more than $4 million per year and ran through the 2028 season. However, Auburn's offer proved too lucrative for the 54-year-old coach to turn down.
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