Here’s how much it will cost Boise State to part ways with its football coach
Boise State fired football coach Andy Avalos on Sunday, but the Broncos are still on the hook for a large portion of his remaining salary.
Avalos signed a five-year deal worth more than $8 million in 2021. He still has two full years left, and his buyout is 85% of his base salary, which is $1.55 million this year, according to his employment contract. That salary was scheduled to go up to $1.65 million next year and $1.7 million in 2025.
Avalos will receive a prorated amount of this year’s buyout, and the full 85% for 2024-25. That means Boise State will pay him more than $3 million after firing him with two games left in the season. That’s in strong contrast to the more than $75 million Jimbo Fisher will get after he was fired by Texas A&M this weekend.
Avalos, 42, went 22-14 as the head coach at his alma mater. Defensive coordinator Spencer Danielson is taking over as interim head coach for this season, and the school said in a news release that it would conduct a national search for its next head coach.
The Broncos (5-5, 4-2 Mountain West) are still in the running for a conference title game appearance this season. They travel to Utah State on Saturday (5 p.m., CBS Sports Network).
