re: Texas A&M OC candidates

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When Morris was hired by Clemson last January, he signed a five-year deal worth $450,000 annually. His new deal runs six years, through 2017 (essentially a two-year extension), and pays him $1.3 million annually, making him the nation’s highest-paid assistant coach.

It gives him $1.05 million in additional annual “supplemental compensation” while keeping his original $245,000 annual base salary intact.

His buyout, however, is steep. According to the contract, if Morris leaves to accept a position as an assistant coach or coordinator from 2012-2014, he must pay Clemson a buyout equal to the sum of his annual total compensation multiplied by the years remaining on his contract. For example, if he left after next season, his buyout would be $6.5 million.

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