question on contracts of fired coaches

[lake Camelot]

I was wondering how it works when a head coach is fired and is under contract. I know if they don't sign a buyout they collect the money. However, can they accept another job and still collect? Or do they have to be unemployed?

I was curious on Ernie Kent who was head coach at Oregon. He is originally from Rockford and has recruited Chicago. I know he would be way above what we could pay an assistant. But I thought maybe he would work a year or two as an assistant if he had other money coming in. Just thinking of names out of nowhere that would be good assistants for us.

[tornado]

if they do not accept a buyout then in order to get their pay they cannot earn money outside...or if they do they have to clear it with their employer or give that $$ to their empolyer...

[Nacho]

Ya I think it differs in every situation... I am pretty sure Porter walked out of ISU with a check for something like $510,000. I doubt he had to pay any of it back when he was hired on as an assistant at SLU...