AUBURN — Alex Golesh is set to make $6.75 million in his first season as Auburn football 's coach, according to payment details released by the program Monday, Dec. 1, on a six-year contract that will total about $44.3 million in annual salary.

The entirety of Golesh's contract with Auburn has yet to be released, but he'll presumably receiving a retention bonus of $250,000 annually based on the terms of his salary, which would pay him $8 million for the final season of his contract. Golesh made just $2.5 million a year at South Florida, according to the USA TODAY coaches salary database .

Golesh's contract is also laced with incentives, including a $1.5 million bonus for winning nine games. Those bonuses are cumulative, meaning he could earn an additional $5.5 million annually f

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