AUBURN, ALA - Auburn's gene Chizik signed a new contract almost double his salary and making him one of the College-football's highest paid coach received.

Auburn business Friday, and it announced incentives, which one is worth $ 3.5 million per year by 2015, $1 million tack could. Chizik was for the Tigers to their first national title since 1957 in his second season only results in rewards.

He last season made$ 2.1 million in salary, but received another $1.3 million in bonuses after the season 14-0.

"We believe that we the best coach in college football," Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs said in a statement. "Coach Chizik is more important, a great mentor for our student athletes, he represents Auburn with class and integrity in everything he does, and he is an excellent Ambassador for Auburn University."

The last two months of the season quarterback cam were recruiting and his under a cloud of controversy that win Heisman Trophy Newton father's pay for play solicitation-played messages at Mississippi State. The NCAA is still studied, but again Newton after a short weekday suspension before the SEC title game. The NCAA said at the time that junior college transfer knew of the scheme or the Auburn was guilty any wrongdoing, no evidence was.

Newton was as no. 1 overall by the NFL Carolina Panthers.

Chizik, the an agent, lawyer worked on the deal with Birmingham Russ Campbell.

"I thank President [Jay] gouge and Jay Jacobs for their leadership and the vision and belief in the direction that we have set up for the Auburn football program" Chizik said in a statement. "I appreciate their commitment for me and for the future of the Auburn deep football."

"The success we have achieved in the last two seasons has been our management as well as the whole Auburn family possible due to the collective efforts of the football coaches and players." "We will continue to tirelessly work, create the basis for the Auburn football program, so that we can regularly compete for Championships."

The strong increase press area not yet Chizik in Nick Saban, but does it the SEC third head coach paid. The Alabama coach deal is worth US$ 4.7 million per year include completion bonuses.

LSU Les miles received a seven-year contract $ 3.75 million per year after talks in January with Alma Mater Michigan about this school head coach vacancy. In December, Arkansas Bobby Petrino received a seven-year contract $ 3.56 million per year.

Other trainers who earn more include Texas' Mack Brown ($ 5 million), Oklahoma's Bob Stoops ($4.3) Iowa Kirk Ferentz ($3.7). Southern California is a private institution and details of lane Evan contract not released.

Chizik, a former Auburn and Texas defensive coordinator, is 22-5 in two years with Auburn as a set, which has been criticized because of the losing version of a record in two seasons at Iowa State.

The Tigers were projected, to where the Southeastern Conference Western Division last season, but Newton and Lombardi Award winner Nick Fairley the title and a 22-19 victory over Oregon in the BCS Championship game to end.

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