Univ. of Texas men’s AD DeLoss Dodds and women’s AD Chris Plonsky “will soon be getting pay raises and contract extensions,” according to John Maher of the AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN. Dodds “will get a raise of $72,891, upping his base salary to $700,000.” That “should keep him in the top 10 earners” among ADs. His new contract will “run through Aug. 31, 2015, but a provision has been added that, after serving as athletic director, Dodds, 72, could be employed part-time in another capacity at UT through Aug. 31, 2020, with a $100,000 yearly salary and benefits.” Dodds also would receive a $1M “annuity after taxes if he is still employed by UT in some capacity on Aug. 31, 2014.” His current contract “calls for a $750,000 annuity to be paid this year.” Plonsky's salary “will remain at $265,848 for a contract that will be extended through 2017,” but her “supplement for work for the men's program will jump from $40,000 to $90,000 per year.” Plonsky, 52, also could receive “an annual $62,500 windfall from a provision added to her contract that would pay that amount if no major NCAA infractions are committed.” Dodds' current contract “includes a bonus for not running afoul of the NCAA, but the incentive for that will be raised from $50,000 to $62,500.” Dodds will receive the “exact same bump in an incentive for financial solvency.” Plonsky's new contract gives her a bonus of 6% of her annual salary “if the UT football team plays in a BCS bowl” and 4% “for a non-BCS bowl game.” Plonsky would also receive a “second car (her current contract calls for the use of one) or a $7,500 payment” (AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 2/13).
