Details of Sarkisian's new contact have come out and it contains massive buyout numbers.
Not quite Fisher-level money, but any buyout before the 2028 season would result in the 2nd largest buyout ever. Buyout by year:
$54,315,000
$45,475,000
$36,550.00
$27,540.000
$18,445,00
$9,265,000
Win or lose, Sark is set for life, and maybe his kids as well.
There is language in the contract that obligates him to make reasonable attempts at finding another football-related job, but that obligation goes away after 2026.
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Not quite Fisher-level money, but any buyout before the 2028 season would result in the 2nd largest buyout ever. Buyout by year:
$54,315,000
$45,475,000
$36,550.00
$27,540.000
$18,445,00
$9,265,000
Win or lose, Sark is set for life, and maybe his kids as well.
There is language in the contract that obligates him to make reasonable attempts at finding another football-related job, but that obligation goes away after 2026.

Documents reveal details of Steve Sarkisian's contract extension, including buyout numbers
Documents obtained by Inside Texas via open records request reveal that if the University of Texas wanted to move on from Steve Sarkisian before the end of term of his contract extension in 2030, the school would owe him 85 percent of the remaining balance on his contract.
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