Tennessee athletic director Danny White has a new contract extension bumping his pay to $2.75 million a year and extending his deal into 2030 with incentives included if the Vols reach the new College Football Playoffs along with rewards for teams winning Southeastern Conference titles and reaching the NCAA Tournament.
FILE - University of Tennessee ’s new Director of Athletics Danny White speaks during a press conference in Knoxville, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. athletic director Danny White has a new contract extension bumping his pay to $2.
White started a campaign in 2021 to raise $500 million by 2026, which has reached $559 million. He has overseen renovations of Neyland Stadium and the baseball stadium.Quinn Ewers and No. 4 Texas open against Colorado State eying first step in expected playoff runHe had been scheduled to be paid $2.2 million. This deal, good through July 31, 2030, rewards White for being one of only two Power Five schools to send every team to the postseason this past year. That’s a first for Tennessee.
The amended contract includes incentives for Tennessee’s academic progress rate. The Vols posted its best GPAs as an athletic department over the past year, and the Tennessee Fund also just raised $139.7 million in the fiscal year ending June 30.already have sold out for the upcoming season, and No. 15 Tennessee, which opens the football season Saturday hosting Chattanooga, has a waiting list of at least 15,000 for season tickets.
White thanked Tennessee’s leadership from Plowman to system president Randy Boyd along with fans for their support. “Together we have an opportunity to build something extraordinary on Rocky Top,” White said. “I believe that the momentum we’ve built in our first few years is only the beginning of a much more profound story.”Walker covers sports in Tennessee for The Associated Press, including college sports and the NFL’s Titans, the NBA’s Grizzlies and the NHL’s Predators.
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