Now, though, let’s take a closer look at Eliah Drinkwitz’s lucrative Missouri contract and put the six-year deal in perspective. This is a contract that in some ways breaks the mold for typical Mizzou football coaching deals.
It’s a six-year contract with a $450,000 base salary and another $3.55 million guaranteed in supplemental income, which adds up to $4 million a year in guaranteed salary. Among college football coaches making $4 million this year, only one is in his 30s, Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley, 36, who's five months younger than Drinkwitz and making nearly $6.