In five years, Eliah Drinkwitz went from an unknown Group of Five tight ends coach to a Power Five head coach with a six-year, $24-million contract. Unfortunately for the 39-year-old former Gus Malzahn assistant, he might not be a Power Five head coach much longer.
Now in his third season as Missouri head coach, Drinkwitz is potentially on the college football hot seat.
What is Eliah Drinkwitz’s Contract?
Eliah Drinkwitz signed the six-year, $24-million contract on Dec. 8, 2019. (The contract actually runs through Jan. 15, 2026, but for all intents and purposes is a six-year deal.)
His annual base salary is only $400,000, but he has $3.5 million in additional “non-salary compensation,” an amount equal to the sum of four different $887,500 annual payments.