Former head football coach and current Athletic Director Phillip Fulmer got a $6 million buyout when he was fired in 2008, according to ESPN.
In 2011, men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl walked away with nearly $1 million.
Just a few months later, Athletic Director Mike Hamilton resigned, but was still paid a $1.3 million buyout.
Football coach Derek Dooley was fired in 2012, and UT
just finished paying his $5 million buyout last year.
Chancellor Jimmy Cheek resigned in 2016, and now holds a role in the College of Education Health and Human Sciences. He earns $340,650 per year, 75 percent of his chancellor's salary.
Butch Jones was fired as head football coach in November 2017, and
will receive an $8.2 million buyout.
Athletic Director
John Currie was placed on administrative leave with pay on December 1, 2017, after just eight months on the job. He's receiving a
$2.2 million buyout.
On Wednesday, the university announced the
firing of Chancellor Beverly Davenport effective July 1. She will become a faculty member of the College of Communication & Information, and will earn $438,750 per year — 75 percent of her chancellor's salary — for the next four years. After four years, Davenport's salary will be adjusted to the average base salary of faculty members in the department.
Over 24 million in payoffs which does not include buyouts of assistant coaches. Add another $840k for the recent firing.
UT has established a level of incompetence that is second to none. This is not just one mistake but a series of mistakes that has brought the FB program to its knees.
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