Alabama is set to pay new football coach Kalen DeBoer at least $87 million over eight years. School trustees also formally approved raises and extensions for basketball coach Nate Oats and athletic director Greg Byrne.
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer talks with the media after the team’s first NCAA college spring football practice Monday, March 4, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer, right, watches Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe during Alabama’s spring football practice, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
DeBoer’s deal runs through Dec. 31, 2033, and calls for a salary of $11.75 million in his final year after $250,000 annual raises. Oats’ new six-year contract calls for him to make $5 million this year, rising to $7.55 million in his final year through March 14, 2030.North Carolina earns the top seed in the West Region after missing NCAA Tournament last yearthat Oats had signed a new contract but the details weren’t released until Monday. Oats has led Alabama to the NCAA Tournament four years in a row and the Crimson Tide received their first No. 1 seed last season.
Like DeBoer, Alabama gave Byrne an eight-year deal, set to pay him just over $2 million annually. Byrne took over as athletic director in January 2017 and was charged with replacing Saban, who won six of his titles at Alabama.
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