Obtained through an FOIA.

Five-year contract through April 30, 2030.

Compensation starts at $2,800,000 and increases by $100,000 each year topping out at $3,200,000 in the final year.

University is committed to paying his previous employer a business expense of up to $1,200,000 for the university to enter an employment agreement with him.

West Virginia also will provide a relocation stipend of $100,000.

Temporary housing will be provided for up to 90 days and up to $15,000.

Salary pool assistant coaches and support staff (but excluding strength coach and trainer) of up to $1,750,000 each agreement year and the director may increase the budget in excess of the value stated.

This also includes the automatic extension clause where in the event of the first two years Hodge finishes in the top six of the Big 12 Conference standings including all-conference tie-breakers or he coaches the program in the NCAA Tournament the employment agreement will be extended for one more year through 2030-31 and be increased by $100,000 making it $3,300,000.

Buyout:

Termination by the coach:

On or before April 30, 2026 - 75-percent
May 1, 2026 - April 30, 2027 - 56.25-percent
On or after May 1, 2027 - 37.5-percent

(The first two of those is only in effect if Wren Baker is athletic director if he isn't it drops to 37.5-percent)

Termination by the university would result in 100-percent of the remaining contract being paid if the termination is on or before April 30, 2027 and 75-percent if the contract if the termination is on or after May 1, 2027.


A list of annual incentives includes:

NCAA Tournament Appearances: (cumulative)

First Round: $20,000

Second Round: $30,000

Fourth Round: $40,000

Final Four: $100,000

National Championship: $200,000



Big 12 Conference:

Regular Season First Place or Tie: $40,000

Regular Season Second Place or Tie: $30,000

Regular Season Third Place or Tie: $20,000

Regular Season Fourth Place or Tie: $10,000

Tournament Championship: $40,000

Tournament Runner Up: $30,000



Season Ticket Sales: (not cumulative)

1. Season ticket sales exceeds 5,000 - $10,000 or

2. Season ticket sales exceeds 6,000 - $20,000



Coach of the Year: (cumulative)

1. Big 12 Coach of the Year - $30,000

2. National Coach of the Year - $50,000

(as selected by the NABC or Associated Press)



Annual Academic Performance: (cumulative 1-3)

1. At least 930 - $10,000

2. At least 950 - $20,000

3. Team Grade Point Average of 2.65 (combined fall and spring semester) - $10,000

and that is impacting their tv ratings.

I guess I was an evil child because I pretended to shoot guns with my fingers as a kid.

Sources told ESPN's Shams Charania earlier Thursday that Morant and Warriors guard Buddy Hield were both issued warnings for mimicking shooting a gun during Golden State's 134-125 road win Tuesday.

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The signal thing is interesting on a couple of levels.

Yes, it's a nothing burger today. It could have been an op by either side. But the biggest thing to understand is that 8 years ago or 16 years ago, this would have toppled/handicapped administrations. This is how they used to do it. Now it looks so amateurish with social media and the internet in the mix.

But before this is how they did stuff to politically harm people. Gen Flynn case is a good example.

Intel community does something. They have their friends in the media push the story. The media goes into attack mode. Heads of departments testify under oath. Media calls them liars. Demands their resignation. The story goes on and on for days, weeks as media and Intel community adds more smoke. Pressure grows from population/voters ( by them using the false theory tonfool the voters that where there is smoke there is fire), and finally, people step down or are forced out. The admin enters a period of chaos as replacements are named and have to face congressional testimony under advice and consent....

The end result is that the admin is weakened or fatally stalled for the rest of the term.

Today, not so much. People see it for themselves. The admin has a chance to go over the media gatekeepers present their spin on the event...blah, blah, blah, and two days later no one cares as teams are drawn and people rally to their teams side.

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Suck it, you puny p.o.s.

It's time to start thinking about next year's team and the players that WVU needs to add.

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I may turn it on as the next best thing to watch.

West Virginia (24-4, 4-3) hosts Utah (13-13, 2-7) in a Big12 weekend series.

When: April 4-6, Friday 6:30pm start, Saturday 4pm, Sunday 12 noon
Where: Kendrick Family Ballpark
TV: ESPN+
Audio:

Utah has four players batting above 0.300, led by SS Core Jackson (0.406 avg, .471 on base %, 10 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 31 R).

This is our first edition with a list of names in no particular order.


North Texas head coach Ross Hodge


Age: 44

Hodge has been the head coach for the Mean Green since 2023 and has amassed a 46-23 record during that time with the program. That includes a 27-8 record in 2024-25. Prior to that Hodge spent six seasons on the staff there as the associate head coach where he worked under Grant McCasland. He also had been an assistant at Arkansas State, Colorado State and Southern Mississippi. He also previously served as the head coach at both Paris JC and Midland College where he had a combined 146-24 record in his five seasons and was the NJCAA runner up in 2010-11. There is a connection here as Wren Baker was the athletic director at North Texas from 2016-22.




High Point head coach Alan Huss

Age: 46

Huss started his career at the high school level and was an assistant at both New Mexico and Creighton for nine seasons prior to getting an opportunity to lead his own Division I program at High Point. In his two seasons there, Huss has led the Panthers to two Big South regular season conference championships and a record of 56-14 including 27-5 in the league. Huss led the Panthers to a 29-5 campaign this past season and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Illinois native played his college basketball at Creighton.





Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes

Age: 59

Forbes has been at Wake Forest for five season and amassed a 92-65 record during that time with three 20+ win seasons under his belt. He was named ACC Coach of the Year following the 2021-22 campaign. Prior to that, Forbes was at East Tennessee State where he had a 130-43 record with one trip to the NCAA Tournament and another but the event was canceled due to COVID-19. He was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2020. Forbes also had successful stints as a coach at the junior college level at Southwestern Community College, Barton County Community College and Northwest Florida State. In his two seasons at Northwest Florida State, Forbes led the team to a 62-6 record and back-to-back national runner ups. Forbes also spent time as an assistant at Southwestern C.C., Barton County C.C., Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Illinois State, Texas A&M, Tennessee and Wichita State. A native of Iowa.




Grand Canyon head coach Bryce Drew

Age: 50

Drew started his coaching career at his alma mater Valparaiso in 2005 where he started as an assistant before being elevated to associate head coach after a season. Drew was named head coach in 2011 and served in that role for five seasons going 124-49 with two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Drew then was hired at Vanderbilt where he spent three seasons and was 40-59 with a trip to the NCAAs in his first year. After being relieved of his duties, Drew was hired by Grand Canyon where he has gone 120-39 over five seasons with four trips to the NCAA Tournament.




Furman head coach Bob Richey

Age: 41

Richey began his career as an assistant at Charleston Southern for five seasons and then moved onto Furman as an assistant joining the staff under Jeff Jackson. Richey was retained by Niko Medved and spent six seasons as an assistant before he was elevated into the interim head coach role when Medved left for Drake. Following the season, the interim tag was lifted making Richey the 22nd head coach in Paladins program history. During his eight years over top the program, Richey has gone 181-79 including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2022-23 where his team advanced to the round of 32. The Louisiana native has one conference championship under his belt.




Saint Louis head coach Josh Schertz

Age: 49

Schertz is another name that was on this list last season after successful stints at both Division II Lincoln Memorial and Indiana State. During his time at Lincoln Memorial, Schertz amassed an impressive 337-69 record and 10 of the 13 years was in the tournament including a Final Four and Runner Up. At Indiana State, Schertz spent three years and was 66-40 including a 32-7 mark in his final season there. Was hired by Saint Louis last off-season and was 19-14 in his first year but was on the West Virginia radar during the search last year. A native of New York.




West Virginia associate head coach Chester Frazier

Age: 38

Frazier arrived in Morgantown with previous head coach Darian DeVries and has lived up to his billing on being a high-level assistant with great recruiting chops. Frazier has served as an assistant at Kansas State, Virginia Tech and Illinois previously since he first became the associate head coach in Morgantown. Frazier appears primed for the next step in his career and clearly knows what it’s like to coach at West Virginia but it’s unclear if the Mountaineers would want to make the leap to give him the reins.

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And give Ross Hodge a competitive amount. Doesn’t take long to realize he is a high class guy so I hope he gets a fair shot to get some elite talent and not be boycotted because a few of them are grumpy.

This is a good read about what will be happening in next couple of weeks as it pertains to players signing and NIL. I guess the major players will be signed pretty quickly. The added benefit of rubbing IU's nose on losing to UofL is the added benefit.

Could we get a basketball players hotboard?

Racist MAGA thought police are very busy banning books, rewriting history and ending freedom of speech at every level of society. If you're not a white male, take a back seat.

Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office

Were still sophomores and juniors in HIGH SCHOOL the last time ohio state beat Michigan in football.