The Houston Cougars do not want to lose their next football coach in the same way they lost Tom Herman to Texas.
According to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, the school wants to insert an “excessive” buyout clause in their next coach’s contract to make it difficult or impossible for a quick exit from the school.
The finalists for the job are Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, Houston offensive coordinator Major Applewhite, and Houston defensive coordinator Todd Orlando. The administration had not yet reached a decision as of Thursday morning.
Kiffin is supposedly going to be the choice. It sounds like, if he does get the job, Houston is going to try to lock him in there for as long as they can.
