Win 11 games in your first season and coach a Heisman Trophy winner? Yeah, that’ll result in some more cash for Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin.
The university announced on Saturday that Sumlin will receive an extension and raise pending approval from the board of regents’ meeting on Feb. 1. Additionally, raises appear to be coming for Sumlin’s assistants.
The exact terms of the agreement aren’t known, but Sumlin currently makes $2 million.
As we say in the business, “pay the man.” Sumlin felt like the right hire for the Aggies to begin with, but I’m not sure too many people outside of College Station thought A&M would have the season they did in Year 1 under Sumlin. His case for coach of the year was as good as anybody’s this year.
A&M also currently has the No. 8 recruiting class in the country according to Rivals.com with signing day just a couple of weeks away. If 2012 was any indication, A&M is going to be a real player in the SEC West for as long as Sumlin is there. I can’t imagine Sumlin would leave for another job in the college ranks, but the NFL? It’s a possibility.
But Sumlin’s expected raise and extension is well-earned no matter how you look at it.