Bruce Pearl, Auburn agree to extension through 2030
Auburn and men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl agreed to a new eight-year contract that will keep him with the Tigers through 2030, the university announced Saturday.
Pearl will earn $5.4 million a year to start, with an annual escalator of $250,000.
The news comes the same week the Auburn program reached No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time.
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