While not all of the members of the Nevada Board of Regents were on board with it, Bobby Hauck has officially gotten himself a revamped contract.
Friday, the board not-so-unanimously approved a contract extension for the UNLV head coach that also includes a bump in pay. Hauck’s new contract, which was first announced in late November, calls for a raise that pushes him to $700,000 annually, making him No. 8 among Mountain West head coaches; his $500,000 salary in 2013 was 12th in the 12-team MWC.
His new deal keeps him tied to the Rebels through the 2016 season.
“I think this is a fair contract for everyone involved,” Hauck said. “We’re excited about the future of UNLV football.”
His opinion of the fairness of the new deal was far from unanimous, however.
According to the Las Vegas Sun, three of the 13 regents voted against the new contract. One regent in particular was, well, pissed off over the message Hauck’s deal sent.
“Somebody has to step back and say this thing is out of control,” regent Ron Knecht said according to the Sun. "(Coaches’) compensation has gone up much faster than incomes of Nevadans. That’s an indication of a broken model. Someone has to do something to stop it.”
The Reno Gazette-Journal takes Knecht’s quotes a step further.
At a basketball school, Hauck in 2013 led the football Rebels to its first bowl berth since 2000. It was the program’s fourth bowl appearance in its 36-year history.
After winning two games in each of his first three seasons, Hauck’s Rebels won seven to qualify for a postseason berth this past year.