LSU football coach Les Miles has agreed in principle to a new 7-year contract, pending approval of the Board of Supervisors, the school announced Wednesday morning.
The new contract runs through 2017 and the base salary will remain the same at $3.751 million per year. It does, however, allow incentives for championships and postseason accomplishments. The contract also doesn’t include rollovers, as the previous one did.
The contract comes less than 24 hours after Miles announced he would stay at LSU despite meeting with Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon on Monday night in Baton Rouge. Many thought Miles was strictly meeting with Michigan to force LSU into signing him for more money, but that wasn’t the case.
“I promise you this, this was not a bidding war in any way,” Miles said.
Miles did note one important factor that kept him in Louisiana — his family. Miles, 57, said he met with his family before deciding and encouraged everyone’s input.
“My children enjoy being here,” he said. “They’re happy here. That was an important factor.”
Besides the new contract, Miles was also asked about the possibility of junior running back Stevan Ridley leaving for the NFL draft and offensive coordinator Gary Crowton leaving for another coaching gig.
Miles was very vague on both topics, leaving many to believe both are gone.
“Stevan Ridley is certainly a guy who is considering the NFL Draft still,” Miles said.
Miles said there will be a coaches meeting Thursday, but wasn’t specific on the status of Crowton or strength coordinator Tommy Moffit. Moffit has been rumored to be in contact with Tennessee and Crowton by Maryland.
“I am not ready to say there won’t be changes in the staff … we’ll have to see how that goes”
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