Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Ex-Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is still reaping benefits from the Rebels' stellar season, including a $500,000 bonus off their Sugar Bowl victory.
Kiffin, who left the Rebels in December to become head football coach at LSU, had bonuses of $250,000 for each College Football Playoff victory included in his former contract.
Those sums will now be paid to him by the Tigers, according to a term sheet from LSU. He previously earned a $250,000 bonus for the Rebels' win over Tulane in the first round of the tournament.
With another victory over the Miami Hurricanes in the Fiesta Bowl -- a College Football Playoff semifinal -- Kiffin's bonus total from the tournament would rise to $750,000. He could receive a total of $1 million if the Rebels advance to the national title game and beat the Indiana Hoosiers or Oregon Ducks, the other College Football Playoff semifinalists.
Kiffin signed a seven-year, $91 million contract with the Tigers and is set to receive about $13 million annually. He earned $9 million annually with the Rebels. His new pact will keep him under contract through 2032.
