The Spartans released the terms for their five-year contract with new Michigan State football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Fitzgerald is set to make $20 million in base pay and another $10 million in supplemental income over the five years of the deal, for a total of $30 million, though with incentives baked in for wins, Fitzgerald could make as much as $54 million over eight years in East Lansing.

The contract released on Tuesday starts at $4 million in base pay each season and $1 million in supplemental income for the 2026 season. That supplemental pay increases annually by $500,000 to $3 million in 2030, giving him a total paycheck of $7 million in the final season of the contract.

It is laced with incentives, including adding a year and a $500,000 salary increase for

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