JSU's Comegy contract runs through 2014

Head Coach Rick Comegy

JACKSON, Mississippi - Jackson State coach Rick Comegy's new contract is a year longer than the university announced last month and includes a $50,000 buyout and specific academic terms that must be met.

Comegy's contract, obtained by The Clarion-Ledger through a public records request, begins Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31, 2014.

JSU announced Nov. 31 that Comegy, in the last year of a current deal, was receiving a two-year extension through 2013. Athletic director Vivian Fuller did not comment Tuesday, after attempts to reach her through a JSU spokesperson. Comegy did not return a call.

The school gave the coach a 3-percent raise in salary to $191,580, something it announced last month after Comegy's sixth JSU squad finished 9-2 and ranked among the top 25 teams in the Football Championship Subdivision

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