"USC leaders said they were not hamstrung in the coaching search by Muschamp’s $13 million-plus buyout or the athletic department’s $58 million revenue shortfall from the COVID-19.
Still, Beamer checked two important boxes.
He is not too costly.
Beamer, who earns $540,000 at Oklahoma, is expected to sign an agreement for around $3 million a year at USC, which would be toward the lower end of SEC coaches. "
Wild that those numbers are shrug-worthy.