Coaches earn bonuses, contract changes after strong seasons
Staley earned a $50,000 pay raise for reaching the Sweet Sixteen, bumping her base salary at USC from $250,000 to $300,000. Her total contract is worth $725,000 a year and runs through 2016. Staley also had her buyout, if she should choose to leave South Carolina, cut in half from $400,000 to $200,000. Her contract also stipulates that Staley will receive a bonus of $6,750 if she lands a top-10 recruiting class. If Staley remains at USC through 2013, she will not have to pay the school a $150,000 loan.
The Gamecocks finished the 2011-2012 season with 25 victories and made it to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in a decade. It was Staley's first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen as a head coach. South Carolina has increased its overall and league win total every season since Staley arrived in Columbia.
Spurrier received an enhancement on his contract bonuses after the football team's school-record 11 victories. His old contract allowed him to collect a financial bonus for winning nine or more games; however, the bonuses would not add up and Spurrier would only be able to collect the money from the win total the Gamecocks reached. Under the new agreement, Spurrier's bonus money can add up as USC's win total increases. Spurrier's current contract with the Gamecocks runs through the 2015 season.
South Carolina finished the 2011 football season with an 11-2 record, including an undefeated mark in the SEC East. The Gamecocks also defeated Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl, their first bowl victory since beating Houston in the 2006 Liberty Bowl. Spurrier has lead the Gamecocks to 20 victories in the past two seasons. Spurrier owns a 55-35 record in seven seasons at USC. He is currently in second place on the all-time wins list at South Carolina. Spurrier needs nine victories to tie Rex Enright for the most career wins as a Gamecock head football coach.