Program Elimination Clauses in College Coaching Contracts

By Robert J. Romano, St. John’s University, Division of Sports Management   During the 2019 football season, NCAA member institutions with a Division I football program paid out, collectively, more than $294 million in head coaches’ salaries. Those same member institutions also collectively paid $318 million for their athletic program’s assistant coaches.[1] Compensation for all head and assistant coaches at schools with a Division I basketball program totaled in excess of $205 millio