AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a new eight-year contract to remain on the Plains through 2030.
The deal is worth $5.4 million per year, with a $250,000 annual escalator, athletic director Allen Greene announced Saturday. The deal will max out at $7.15 million during the 2029-30 season and has a total value of $50.2 million.
“We locked him up,” Greene said in a video with Pearl that was posted to social media on Friday night.
Pearl, 61, said the new deal “wasn’t that hard” to agree on.
“The family and I are going to be able to stay and be your basketball coach for a long, long time,” Pearl said in the video. “I’m grateful. I’m humbled and I’m blessed to be your coach.”
Auburn secured the No. 1 ranking for the first time in program history this week and enter Saturday’s game vs. Oklahoma (2 p.m. ET, ESPN) riding a 16-game win streak and 19-1 record. Pearl led the…
