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Fairchild to make more than Lubick
New coach to earn $700,000 a year
Jeff Dillon
Issue date: 12/10/07 Section: News
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Kowalczyk announced Thursday that newly-named football coach Steve Fairchild will make $700,000 per year over his five-year contract, an increase of nearly $150,000 from the salary of former coach Sonny Lubick..
Lubick, who was fired following the Rams' 3-9 season, was paid $530,000 per year.
Fairchild's contract ranks third-highest in the Mountain West Conference, trailing only TCU's Gary Patterson ($952,000) and San Diego State's Chuck Long ($701, 500).
"This is an investment in the future," Kowalczyk said during a press conference Thursday in which Fairchild addressed media via telephone. "(Fairchild) is definitely the right man for the job."
Half of Fairchild's yearly salary is guaranteed, with the other half coming from promotions and media obligations.
Also written into his contract are several incentive-based bonuses, including a $100,000 bonus if the team reaches a BCS bowl.
Fairchild would also receive incentives based on his team's record, MWC coach of the year honors and non-BCS bowl appearances.
"We've tried to lay out some incentives to get to where we want to be," Kowalczyk said. "I want to pay out this money."
Kowalczyk said the goal is for CSU football to be a consistent competitor in the MWC, a yearly bowl game contender and eventually to compete for a BCS bid - a lofty proposition considering only Utah in 2004 has reached a BCS game.
Fairchild said the challenging expectations are "a good thing."
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