Auburn would have to pay two big checks to oust Tuberville

Auburn would have to pay two big checks to oust Tuberville

When a coach is on the hot seat, as Tommy Tuberville is, it can be a useful exercise to study a copy of that coach’s contract.
Specifically, the section titled, “Termination of Contract of Employment.”
In layman’s terms, the buyout.
Everybody but Nick Saban has one, and not all buyouts are created equal.
Tuberville’s buyout contains two key provisions.
The first is well-known. If Auburn fires Tuberville this year, it owes him $6 million. Conversely, if Tuberville leaves Auburn for another job this year, Tuberville – or his new employer – owes Auburn $6 million.

al.com
10/31/08