When UVA Football accepted an invitation to take on the Auburn Tigers at the Chik-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia, Cavaliers head coach Mike London got another reason to celebrate his team’s performance. According to London’s contract, an appearance in a non-Bowl Championship Series game carries with it a $75,000 bonus to the coach’s five-year, $1.7 million annual salary.
Add another $25,000 for London’s recent Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year honor, and UVA’s head coach will take home an additional $100,000 this year, according to his contract. (C-VILLE obtained London’s contract through a Freedom of Information Act request, and first wrote about the bonuses here.) One need not look far to find criticism of football funding at UVA, but London, who turned last year’s 4-8 season into an 8-4 improvement, is certainly receiving more money for more wins.
