Johnson gets 7 year contract

There were rumors that Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson was being wooed by Auburn “University”. Tech squashed those rumors today, signing Johnson to a 7-year, $17.7 million contract. Johnson, voted ACC Coach of the Year, will earn $2.3 million in 2009 (with unspecified “incentives” thrown in). Not bad for a guy whose team was supposed to finish at or near the bottom if the ACC; instead, Johnson went 3-1 against ranked teams, and beat Clemson, Miami, Florida State and UGA to end the regular season 9-3, the most wins for any first-year football coach in Georgia Tech’s history. And since that history includes names like John Heisman, William Alexander, and Bobby Dodd… well, that’s just impressive!

This is great news, folks!

Paul Johnson

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