Will Stein
The numbers
$5,500,000
December 2, 2025 – January 31, 2027
Sum of printed components; the contract does not print a single total.
USA TODAY has no salary row for Will Stein in the most recent year on file.
What the document says
“Base Salary ... Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) per twelve-month Contract Year [Section 6(a), page 5] + Media and Endorsements [Section 6(b), page 5]: December 2, 2025 – January 31, 2027 — $5,100,000”Sections 6(a) and 6(b) · Kentucky — Will Stein head coach contract (portal harvest 2026) · Page 5
70% of remaining Regular Compensation (Sections 6(a) + 6(b))
full term
The document states a formula, not a dollar figure.
What the document says
“If the University terminates this Agreement without cause prior to its expiration, the University shall pay, and Coach agrees to accept as liquidated damages, seventy percent (70%) of the Regular Compensation stated under Sections 6(a) and 6(b) for the remainder of the unexpired Term of the Agreement, to be paid on a monthly basis throughout the remainder of the unexpired term.”Section 9(b) Termination by University Without Cause · Kentucky — Will Stein head coach contract (portal harvest 2026) · Page 12
Through January 31, 2031
full term
Running from December 2, 2025.
What the document says
“Unless otherwise noted herein, this Agreement shall be effective beginning December 2, 2025, and ending January 31, 2031 ("Term") unless terminated at an earlier date as provided herein.”Section 1(a) Initial Term · Kentucky — Will Stein head coach contract (portal harvest 2026) · Page 1
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The fine print
A private aircraft for a transitional period only, ending February 1, 2026 — no standing personal grant.
“The University will provide Coach the use of a private aircraft for a transitional period through February 1, 2026.”Kentucky — Will Stein head coach contract (portal harvest 2026) · Page 12View the document →
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The flights
Published reporting on Kentucky Wildcats aircraft during this tenure:
A jet clause is eligibility; a tracked flight is evidence; the join is presented as contract-next-to-reporting, never as proof the coach was aboard.
How this page is sourced
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