Contract particulars revealed for UCLA soccer’s Bob Chesney

Bob Chesney may very well be fairly the cut price for a floundering soccer program.

The brand new UCLA coach’s five-year, $33.75-million contract that can pay him a mean wage of $6.75 million doesn’t rank among the many prime 35 school soccer teaching salaries by way of annual worth, in accordance with the newest USA At present database.

Chesney’s deal would have put him immediately behind Arkansas coach Sam Pittman’s $6.81-million wage for 2025, which ranked No. 35, and forward of Auburn coach Hugh Freeze’s $6.73-million wage that ranked No. 36.

Chesney’s contract, which was obtained by the California Publish, contains modest will increase annually. It is going to pay him $5.4 million in 12 months 1, $5.5 million in 12 months 2, $5.6 million in 12 months 3, $5.7 million in 12 months 4 and $5.8 million in 12 months 5.

Chesney additionally acquired a hiring bonus of $3.7 million, with $2.65 million of that quantity scheduled to be paid on or earlier than Feb. 2 and the steadiness paid on or earlier than March 2.

Chesney’s buyout clause requires him to be paid 75% of his base wage and expertise charge for the rest of his contract ought to he be terminated with out trigger. A mitigation clause would require Chesney to hunt employment that will offset any buyout quantity owed.

If Chesney departed for one more job on or earlier than Dec. 21, 2026, he must pay $8 million to UCLA. That quantity drops to $5 million if he had been to depart on or earlier than Dec. 31, 2027, $3.5 million on or earlier than Dec. 31, 2028, $2 million on or earlier than Dec. 31, 2029, and $1 million on or earlier than Dec. 31, 2030.

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Chesney will obtain a retention bonus of $550,000 if he stays on the job via Feb. 15, 2027, and the identical quantity on the identical date each subsequent 12 months via the steadiness of the contract. He may also make as much as $100,000 per 12 months for holding soccer camps or clinics. His household will obtain a collection to all dwelling soccer video games, and Chesney is entitled to complimentary tickets to different UCLA athletic occasions.

Chesney’s efficiency bonuses embrace $50,000 for profitable six video games in a season, $100,000 for profitable seven video games, $150,000 for profitable eight video games, $300,000 for profitable 9 video games and $350,000 for profitable 10 video games.

Ought to the Bruins make an look within the Massive Ten championship recreation, Chesney would earn an extra $200,000 bonus. Ought to they win the convention title, he would get one other $200,000. A non-playoff bowl recreation look could be value $100,000 for Chesney and a victory in that recreation would earn him one other $100,000.

If UCLA made its first look within the Faculty Soccer Playoff, Chesney would earn $300,000, with an extra $150,000 for every CFP victory and one other $200,000 for a nationwide championship.

Ought to the Bruins end within the prime 10 of the Related Press rankings, Chesney would get $50,000. A top-five end would web him $100,000.

If Chesney gained the Massive Ten coach of the 12 months award as voted by the convention, AP or American Soccer Coaches Affiliation, he would obtain a $50,000 bonus. If he gained the nationwide coach of the 12 months award, he would get $100,000.

Offensive coordinator Colin Hitschler acquired a three-year contract that can pay him a mean wage of $1.6 million per 12 months (together with hiring and retention bonuses). Defensive coordinator Dean Kennedy acquired a two-year contract that can pay him a mean wage of $1.34 million beneath an identical construction.

Many of the different assistants acquired two-year contracts.

Together with bonuses, offensive line coach Chris Smith will make a mean of $845,000 per 12 months; director of athletic efficiency Chris Grautski will make $725,000 per 12 months; tight ends coach and particular groups coordinator Drew Canan will make $637,500 per 12 months; defensive position coach Legi Suiaunoa will make $550,000 per 12 months; linebackers coach Vic So’oto will $500,000 per 12 months; defensive backs coach Eddie Whitley Jr. and safeties coach Anthony DiMichele will every make $475,000 per 12 months; working backs coach A.J. Steward will make $405,000 per 12 months, extensive receivers coach Colin Lockett will make $316,667 per 12 months; and nickel backs coach Gabe Lynn will make $300,000 per 12 months.

Normal supervisor Darrick Yray acquired a two-year contract that can pay him $475,000 per 12 months. Defensive ends coach Sam Daniels was given a one-year contract that can pay him $450,000 and chief of employees Matt Transue acquired a one-year contract that can pay him $350,000.