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Why did University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer get a pay raise to $4 million per year?”

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Why did University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer get a pay raise to $4 million per year?”

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Florida coach Urban Meyer has two national championships in the last three years and the same number of raises. The former Utah Utes coach signed a six-year contract Monday worth $4 million annually, up from $3.25 million, after leading the Gators to the national title in January. The new deal makes Meyer the highest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference — at least for now. Alabama’s Nick Saban, scheduled to make $3.9 million this season, is reportedly negotiating a contract extension. And LSU’s Les Miles has a clause in his contract that guarantees him $1,000 more than any coach in the league if he leads the Tigers to a national championship.. Meyer has led the Gators to a 44-9 record in four seasons. Meyer will give some of his money back to the school. The co-chairman of the university’s Florida Opportunity Scholars Program, he committed $1 million over the duration of his contract to the financial aid program for first-generation students.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Florida coach Urban Meyer has two national championships in the last three years and the same number of raises. Meyer signed a six-year contract Monday worth $4 million annually, up from $3.25 million, after leading the Gators to the national title in January. The new deal makes Meyer the highest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference—at least for now. Alabama’s Nick Saban, scheduled to make $3.9 million this season, is reportedly negotiating a contract extension. And LSU’s Les Miles has a clause in his contract that guarantees him $1,000 more than any coach in the league if he leads the Tigers to a national championship. “Coach Meyer has certainly proven to be one of the top college football coaches in the country and should be compensated as such,” athletic director Jeremy Foley said in a statement. “We are proud he is our coach and we appreciate all that he has done for the Gators.” Foley said in June he planned to work on a new contract for Meyer and ackno

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