{"id":1184195,"date":"2026-04-23T10:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1184195"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:40:22","slug":"deboers-new-buyout-numbers-likely-end-any-hot-seat-talk-after-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/deboers-new-buyout-numbers-likely-end-any-hot-seat-talk-after-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"DeBoer&#8217;s New Buyout Numbers Likely End Any Hot Seat Talk After Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Alabama Crimson Tide\u00a0and director of athletics Greg Byrne agreed to a contract extension with\u00a0head coach Kalen DeBoer\u00a0\u2014 adding two years to his deal and making him one of the top-five highest paid coaches in college football, as well as ending any hot seat talk.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Kalen DeBoer is receiving a 7-year extension with a $12.5M salary, the school announced\ud83d\udcb0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O0ogyl5hFO\">https:\/\/t.co\/O0ogyl5hFO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/23qkY3NvXB\">https:\/\/t.co\/23qkY3NvXB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/85NvQqLs9K\">pic.twitter.com\/85NvQqLs9K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 On3 (@On3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/On3\/status\/2047053518457209211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>DeBoer was set to make $10.5 million in 2026, but the new deal raises his salary to $12.5 million annually as he continues to try to get Alabama back to national title contention following a little bit of an up and down in the first couple of seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family and I would like to thank the Board of Trustees, Chancellor (Sid) Trant, President (Peter) Mohler, Director of Athletics Greg Byrne, our athletics administration and football staff, this community and the University for their continued support of Alabama Football,\u201d DeBoer said in a statement. \u201cWe are excited about the opportunity to continue our time in Tuscaloosa with this contract extension.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis University has become a special place to us, and I look forward to working to ensure that Alabama football remains at the forefront of college football. This program has a long history of success and an unmatched tradition that I was eager to be a part of two years ago, and I cannot wait to keep coaching our guys and bring more championships to Alabama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond just the salary commitment however is the commitment Alabama is showing DeBoer in terms of what it would take to get rid of him, with some new buyout figures that are absolutely staggering.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kalen DeBoer&#8217;s new contract details on buyouts:<\/p>\n<p>If he gets fired without cause (90% of remaining compensation), he&#8217;s owed:<br \/>\nOn Feb. 1, 2027: $67.5 million<br \/>\nOn Feb. 1, 2028: $56.25 million<br \/>\nOn Feb. 1, 2029: $45 million<br \/>\nOn Feb. 1, 2030: $33.75 million<br \/>\nOn Feb. 1, 2031: $22.5 million\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Kelly (@_NickKelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_NickKelly\/status\/2047075121366454567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If DeBoer were to be fired without cause after this upcoming season, he would be owed close to $70 million along with more than $55 million if he were let go after the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>That number does not dip below even $20 million until after the 2030 season, meaning the Tide likely has their head coach locked up for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>After being\u00a0heavily pursued this offseason by both Penn State and Michigan, DeBoer showed loyalty to Alabama by dismissing the interest, and now Alabama is showing loyalty right back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The\u00a0Alabama Crimson Tide\u00a0and director of athletics Greg Byrne agreed to a contract extension with\u00a0head coach Kalen DeBoer\u00a0\u2014 adding two years to his deal and making <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/deboers-new-buyout-numbers-likely-end-any-hot-seat-talk-after-extension\/\" title=\"DeBoer&#8217;s New Buyout Numbers Likely End Any Hot Seat Talk After Extension\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4874,"featured_media":1183800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,91,147],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1184195","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crimson-tide-bama-tide","8":"category-alabama","9":"category-featured-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5062601010270tc_rosebowl.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4874"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1184195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1184196,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184195\/revisions\/1184196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1183800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1184195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1184195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1184195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}