Weis' contract released

Kansas Athletics released KU football coach Charlie Weis' contract on Wednesday afternoon. The document confirmed the five-year, $12.5 million agreement The Star reported last week.

Read a PDF of the contract here: http://media.kansascity.com/smedia/2011/12/14/14/40/sSZeY.So.81.pdf

Some interesting tidbits from the contract:

* Kansas will provide at least $2.1 million a year for assistant coaching salaries.

* Incentives:

Five Big 12 wins ($50,000)
Each additional Big 12 win ($10,000)
Big 12 regular season title ($100,000)
Bowl game participation ($50,000)
Bowl game win ($25,000)
BCS bowl game participation ($100,000)
BCS bowl game win ($50,000)
AP national coach of the year ($75,000)
Big !2 coach of the year ($50,000)
National championship game participation ($200,000)
National championship game win ($100,000)

* The $12.5 million is guaranteed to Weis as long as he is not terminated for cause.

* Weis has to pay Kansas $2.5 million if he leaves for another job or terminates the agreement for another reason by Dec. 31, 2014. If Weis terminates the agreement between Jan. 1, 2015, and Dec. 31, 2016, Weis has to pay KU $1.5 million.