Last season, Sarkisian had a base salary of $5.6m – 30th in the country – and he has now catapulted himself up to fourth in the list of highest paid coaches in the country.
The new deal is set to be approved next week by the University of Texas System Board of Regents, which on Saturday published the details in the board agenda.
‘Coach Sark is an incredible coach, a first-class person and tremendous leader of men,’ Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife said on January 14 when Texas first announced the extension. ‘Coach Sark has brought the pride and passion back in our program.’
Texas finished 12-2 and ranked No. 3 last season after a 37-31 loss to Washington in a national semifinal that came down to the final play. The Longhorns won the Big 12 in their final season in the league. Texas moves into the Southeastern Conference next season.
Sarkisian, 49, is 25-14 in his three seasons at Texas .
‘We’re just getting started,’ Sarkisian said in January. ‘We’ve been building this program for long-term success.
Texas also is extending the contracts of tight ends coach Jeff Banks, offensive coordinator Kyle Flood and defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski.
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