In the works for months, it now appears Clemson is on the verge of reaching an agreement on a new deal for its head football coach.
Following a much-discussed meeting centered on expansion Thursday, CU Board of Trustees chairman David Wilkins confirmed the long-held notion that a new pact for Dabo Swinney will be coming sooner rather than later.
“Last time I talked to our athletic director [Terry Don Phillips] they were having serious discussions and were very close to coming to an agreement,” Wilkins said.
The Greenville News wrote that “a final deal isn’t expected to be announced until at least Tuesday.” ESPN.com‘s Joe Schad reported on Friday that the two sides are close to announcing what would be a six-year deal.
Swinney’s current deal runs through 2014 and is scheduled to pay him $1.9 million in 2012. Utilizing USA Today‘s figures, Swinney was the 36th-highest paid head coach in the country in 2011 at just over $1.8 million. He was seventh among the 12 head coaches in the ACC in pay last year.
It’s unclear how much of a bump in pay Swinney will receive in the new agreement.
Seven of Swinney’s assistants received raises totaling $450,00 earlier this year, with 60 percent of that money coming from Swinney himself through a clause in his contract. After being pursued by multiple high-profile programs this offseason, offensive coordinator Chad Morris was the recipient of a new deal that makes him one of the highest-paid coordinators in the country.
Morris’ new deal runs through 2017. Presumably, Swinney’s new agreement will do the same.