Lane Kiffin’s swift exit from Ole Miss to LSU was a masterclass in the stark realities of market leverage, featuring all the political posturing that often surrounds high-profile coaching searches. While much of the public discourse has centered on the chaotic optics of Kiffin leaving Oxford just as his team appears primed to secure a historic College Football Playoff berth, the true narrative can be found within the four corners of his new contract. This deal is far more tha

Following my recent analyses of Bill Belichick’s unconventional deal at UNC and James Franklin’s offset-driven buyout at Penn State, the latest development in Baton Rouge offers another fascinating glimpse into how legal drafting quietly shapes the economics of college football. LSU’s decision to part ways with Brian Kelly, just three and a half seasons into a 10-year, $100 million contract, triggered one of the largest potential buyouts in college sports history, estimated a

I found the recent revelations about Bill Belichick’s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill coaching contract deeply fascinating from a legal standpoint. What appears to be a standard five-year deal is actually built around one of the most unusual severance and guarantee structures we’ve seen in college athletics. Under the contract’s escape clause, UNC must fully guarantee Belichick’s compensation for the first three years (regardless of termination without cause) but

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