ASU releases football coach Brian Jenkins' contract

HEAD COACH BRIAN JENKINS' ASU CONTRACT  RAISES THE BAR
FOR  TOP HBCU FOOTBALL COACHES.  CONTRACT CONFIRMS ASU
ATHLETICS IS NOT BROKE AS ALLEGED  BY MEDIA OUTLETS.

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WSFA) -- Two months after submitting a Freedom of Information Act to Alabama State University regarding the contract of its new head football coach, the university provided a copy of the document to WSFA 12 News.

The contract's terms state that Brian Jenkins will be ASU's head football coach from Jan. 1, 2015 until Dec. 31, 2017 unless otherwise modified or terminated. Jenkins' annual salary over the contract's life will climb from an annual salary of $175,000 to $200,000 and then $250,000.

The annual salary does not take into account certain bonuses Jenkins can obtain, the first being ...

DOCUMENT: Brian Jenkins ASU contract (.pdf)

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