Contract breakdown

Here is the story I wrote on UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel's contract, and a further breakdown of incentives in the five-year contract:

Academic Performance
Max earning potential is $50,000
$10,000 if team GPA is between 2.5 and 2.75
$20,000 if team GPA is 2.75 or higher

$10,000 is APR (tied to graduation rate) is between 92.5 and 95 percent
$20,000 is APR is 95 percent or higher

$5,000 for each Academic all-American up to two players

Regular season wins
Max earning potential is $100,000
$20,000 for winning eight games
$35,000 for winning nine games
$50,000 for winning 10 games
$65,000 for winning 11 games
$100,000 for winning 12 games

Pac-10 performance
Maximum earning potential is $100,000
$100,000 for undisputed Pac-10 title
$80,000 for Pac-10 co-championship

Post-season appearances
Max earning potential is $200,000
$200,000 for playing in the BCS title game
$100,000 for playing in a BCS at-large game
$40,000 for playing in bowl game in which payout is more than $1 million
$20,000 for playing in any other non-BCS bowl game

Coach of the year
$50,000 for being named coach of the year by the Football Writers, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press or AFCA

*There is also a $1.5 million buyout