Bielema’s buyout reduced a little, but still high

By Andy Hodges

December 1, 2017

Contracts are usually the starting point for negotiations and that’s been the case for former Arkansas coach Bret Bielema.

An ESPN reports says the former coach, fired last Friday following the eighth loss of the year for the Razorbacks, will get $11.8 million.

There was some confusion as to the amount people were expecting:

Some members of Arkansas’ board of trustees tried to argue that the school owed Bielema between $5 million and $6 million. Bielema’s attorney, meanwhile, wanted the full $15.4 million buyout. But the sides agreed on the negotiated settlement, which should be executed in the next few days, the source told ESPN.

As we’ve said, sports contracts are the starting point for negotiations to break them.

RAZORBACK FOOTBALL

Sat, Sep 5	vs North Alabama	W 31-14
Sat, Sep 12	@ Utah	L, 43-10
Sat, Sep 19	Georgia	L, 45-17
Sat, Sep 26	Tulsa	W 34-6
Sat, Oct 3	@ Texas A&M	L, 34-7
Sat, Oct 10	Tennessee	L, 24-17
Sat, Oct 17	@ Vanderbilt	W 31-21
Sat, Oct 31	vs Missouri	6:45 PM SEC Network
Sat, Nov 7	@ Auburn	TBA
Sat, Nov 14	South Carolina	TBA
Sat, Nov 21	@ Texas	TBA
Sat, Nov 28	vs LSU	TBA

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

OVERALL		Record	Pts
1.	Shiloh Christian (16)	7-0	187	1
2.	Bentonville	6-1	163	4
3.	Conway (3)	6-1	156	2
4.	Joe T. Robinson	7-0	104	5
5.	North Little Rock	6-1	93	7
6.	Bentonville West	6-1	88	3
7.	Sheridan	7-0	70	9
8.	Springdale Har-Ber	5-2	50	8
9.	Greenwood	5-2	44	10
10	Searcy	6-1	42	6
Others receiving votes: Bryant 22, Mountain Home 7, Sylvan Hills 7, Stuttgart 6, LR Christian 4, Pulaski Academy 3, Jacksonville 3, Fayetteville 2, Benton 2, Van Buren 1, Nashville 1.

CLASS 7A
1.	Shiloh Christian (16)	7-0	92	1
2.	Conway (3)	6-1	64	2
3.	Bentonville	6-1	62	4
4.	North Little Rock	6-1	26	5
5.	Bentonville West	6-1	19	3
Others receiving votes: Springdale Har-Ber 15, Bryant 7.

CLASS 6A
1.	Sheridan (16)	7-0	90	2
2.	Searcy	6-1	71	1
3.	Mountain Home (3)	6-1	41	5
4.	Sylvan Hills	5-2	35	3
5.	Benton	4-3	31	4
Others receiving votes: Van Buren 12, Lake Hamilton 5.

CLASS 5A
1.	Joe T. Robinson (17)	7-0	93	1
2.	Greenwood (2)	5-2	76	2
3.	Jacksonville	6-1	54	4
4.	Farmington	6-1	24	3
	Little Rock Parkview	4-3	24	5
Others receiving votes: LR Mills 7, HS Lakeside 5, Greenbrier 1, Camden Fairview 1.

CLASS 4A
1.	Stuttgart (16)	7-0	92	1
2.	Nashville (3)	7-0	79	2
3.	Ozark	7-0	38	4
4.	Elkins	6-1	33	5
5.	Southside Batesville	6-1	10	—
Others receiving votes: Gravette 7, Fountain Lake 3, Forrest City 2, Lonoke 1, Booneville 1, Arkadelphia 1.

CLASS 3A
1.	Bismarck (13)	6-1	85	1
3.	Mansfield (2)	6-2	54	2
2.	Smackover	6-1	41	3
4.	Walnut Ridge (3)	6-1	27	4
5.	Rivercrest	6-1	24	5
	Atkins	6-1	24	—
Others receiving votes: Fordyce (1) 14, Newport 9, Prescott 5, Glen Rose 2.

CLASS 2A
1.	Mount Ida (10)	8-0	83	1
2.	Baptist Prep (9)	7-0	82	2
3.	Marked Tree	6-1	38	3
4.	Earle	6-1	33	4
5.	Gurdon	5-2	29	5
Others receiving votes: Dierks 11, Magnet Cove 4, Bearden 2, Des Arc 2, Hazen 1.

8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.	Corning (6)	6-0	26	1
2.	Cedar Ridge (4)	6-0	24	2
3.	Magazine (2)	6-0	17	3
Others receiving votes: Izard County 5.

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