Well well well this is an interesting little wrinkle in the whole thing!
will receive the same CFP bonus from LSU that he would have if he had remained with Ole Miss through this postseason. That begins at $150,000 for the Rebels' participation in a first-round CFP game, increases to $250,000 for participation in a quarterfinal and tops out at $1 million if Ole Miss wins the national championship.
Plus when you throw in the other clause that has people talking in
Another notable clause calls for Kiffin to become the nation's highest-paid coach if LSU wins a national championship during his term as coach. The escalator would occur only once during Kiffin's term with LSU, on the date the team wins a national title.
I do find it interesting though that the LA Gov. who criticized the contract Kelly got hasn't come out and said anything about this one with Kiffin given the nature of it.
If Kiffin is fired without cause during his seven-year term with LSU, he would be owed 80% of his remaining salary -- an amount not subject to offset or mitigation, according to the term sheet. If Kiffin leaves LSU for another head coaching job, his buyout would begin at $7 million and drop to $6 million in January 2027.
Also the paying of his move...
The school also will cover the difference -- up to $500,000 -- between the purchase price of his home in Mississippi ($2.89 million) and a new primary home in the Baton Rouge area.