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HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss football coach Jay Hopson received a four-year contract extension on Saturday afternoon, one week before the Golden Eagles' 2018 season opener.
Hopson, who has posted a 15-11 record in two seasons as head coach at Southern Miss, will be under contract at USM through January 31, 2022. According to documents obtained by the Hattiesburg American, Hopson is set to make a sum of $2 million with a base annual salary of $500,000 per year. This rate stays consistent with what Hopson was making prior to the extension, keeping him as the 108th-highest paid college head coach according to the most recent USA Today database.
"Jay’s leadership has brought stability to the football program resulting in winning seasons and bowl games in his first two years,” Southern Miss athletic director Jon Gilbert said. “The progress seen in this program can be attributed to his passion for teaching and developing our student-athletes which aligns with all that we stand for at Southern Miss.”
https://www.clarionledger.com/story...ach-jay-hopson-contract-extension/1098286002/
Hopson, who has posted a 15-11 record in two seasons as head coach at Southern Miss, will be under contract at USM through January 31, 2022. According to documents obtained by the Hattiesburg American, Hopson is set to make a sum of $2 million with a base annual salary of $500,000 per year. This rate stays consistent with what Hopson was making prior to the extension, keeping him as the 108th-highest paid college head coach according to the most recent USA Today database.
"Jay’s leadership has brought stability to the football program resulting in winning seasons and bowl games in his first two years,” Southern Miss athletic director Jon Gilbert said. “The progress seen in this program can be attributed to his passion for teaching and developing our student-athletes which aligns with all that we stand for at Southern Miss.”
https://www.clarionledger.com/story...ach-jay-hopson-contract-extension/1098286002/
