Three University of Kentucky assistant football coaches recently received new contracts, each with increases in compensation and disincentives for leaving the program.
Eddie Gran, offensive coordinator and assistant head coach, who was rumored to be in the running for the same position this off-season at Georgia, signed a new three-year deal through 2012 on Jan. 21 that will raise his annual salary to $875,000 this year and by another $25,000 each subsequent year of the deal capping at $925,000 in the 2021 season. Gran was set to make $850,000 per year under his previous contract, which was set to expire after the upcoming season.