Kansas contract makes Turner Gill the fifth-richest football coach in Big 12

The University of Kansas athletic department on Wednesday made public new football coach Turner Gill’s contract, and the school determined that Gill’s five-year, $10 million deal makes him the fifth-richest coach in the Big 12 Conference. Gill, hired in December to replace the resigned Mark Mangino, will earn an annual base salary of $229,900 in addition to an annual media payment of $1,770,100. If Gill coaches all five years of his contract, he will receive a retention payment of $500,000. If he is terminated without cause, he will receive $100,000 for each year that he coached. Gill is eligible for incentive payments that could total as much as $400,000 in any one year: Big 12 regular-season championship ($25,000), bowl game participation (one month’s salary), BCS bowl game participation ($50,000), national coach of the year ($100,000) and KU winning the BCS title ($200,000). “Turner Gill is a winner,” KU athletic director Lew Perkins said. “He is an excellent coach and a terrific person. With Turner and the outstanding staff he has assembled, Kansas fans can look forward to many exciting Saturdays at Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium.” – Kansas City Star