LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV signed second-year football coach Barry Odom to a five-year contract on Friday after he led the Rebels to one of the most successful seasons in program history.
Odom led the Rebels to a 9-5 record last season, the most victories in the program since 1984. UNLV played in the Mountain West championship for the first time and competed in its first bowl in 10 years, losing 49-36 to Kansas in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix.
The Mountain West named Odom its Coach of the Year, the first time a UNLV coach has received that honor since John Robinson, in 2000, led the Rebels to the Las Vegas Bowl.
The 47-year-old Odom receives a base salary of $400,000 each year. He will earn a total package of at last $1.75 million next season, matching his salary from last season and reportedly making him the highest-paid coach in the Mountain West. His total compensation rises to at least $2.4 million by 2028.
UNLV also will pay Odom retention bonuses of $200,000 in March 2026 and 2028, and $100,000 in February 2029.
AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
Dozens of jobs set to be axed at Treasury
Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa of Jordan announce they are expecting a baby this summer
Sandringham House is filled with the spirit of the King's gentle
Jofra Archer picked by England for T20 World Cup after cruel run of injuries
Six people killed in Canada in rare mass murder case
Addicted to hunting lodges, horses and endless parties, the free
My turn now...The royal mother
Former teacher at New Hampshire youth detention center testifies about bruised teens
Ministry of Health proposes 134 job losses
Nevin homers in 2nd straight game, A’s beat Pirates 5
From the fabulous 'Elvis Dress' to the velvet gown she wore dancing with Travolta