Ole Miss makes Hugh Freeze third-highest paid coach in SEC
Ole Miss has given Hugh Freeze a substantial raise, making him the third-highest paid coach in the SEC.
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Tom Fornelli
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If Hugh Freeze owes you $20, now's the time to collect. Ole Miss announced a raise for its coach that will make him the third-highest paid coach in the SEC with a new annual salary of nearly $5 million.
“In four short years, Hugh Freeze has taken Ole Miss Football from the bottom of the SEC to one of the premier programs in college football,” said Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork in a statement.
“Coach Freeze is a unique leader who has the ability to develop young men both on and off the field. With his staff’s leadership, chemistry and integrity, there are championships in our future, and this investment and ongoing stadium renovations indicate our commitment to supporting the vision. We look forward to seeing Coach Freeze on the Ole Miss sidelines for a long time.”
Freeze's salary will rise from the $4.3 million he made in 2015 to $4.7 million in 2016. It will increase $150,000 per year of the deal, culminating in a $5.15 million salary in 2019, which brings the average annual value of the deal to $4.925 million.
Only Alabama's Nick Saban and Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin will make more in the SEC next season.
Freeze's staff will also see a pay bump, as the salary pool for his nine assistant coaches will rise from $3.11 million to $4.26 million.
The Rebels finished 10-3, second in the SEC West, this season with victories over Alabama, LSU and rival Mississippi State.
