Clemson, Dabo Swinney agree to 6-year, $30M contract

— -- On the heels of a national championship game appearance, Clemson and Dabo Swinney have agreed to a new six-year contract that will pay the coach more than $30 million, the school announced Tuesday.

"This new contract was important for us not only for what Dabo has accomplished in his eight seasons here but for what we know the program will continue to achieve -- both on and off the field -- for the foreseeable future," athletic director Dan Radakovich said in a release.

Excluding bonuses, the new deal will pay Swinney $4.8 million in 2016 and feature annual increases, maxing out at $5.65 million in 2021, according to multiple reports out of Clemson, South Carolina.

Swinney's previous deal with Clemson -- an eight-year deal signed in 2014 -- would have paid the coach $3.45 million for each of the next six seasons, excluding bonuses.

"I'm excited and thankful for the opportunity to do what I love at such a great institution," Swinney said in a release. "We've built a solid foundation of success and will continue to work toward our goals of preparing young men for their future and being successful in everything we do."

The 2015 season was the highlight of Swinney's tenure, which spans more than seven full seasons and features two ACC titles and an appearance in the College Football Playoff National Championship this past January. Hired on an interim basis as a receivers coach in the middle of the 2008 season before being promoted to the full-time job, Swinney has guided Clemson to a 75-27 record, including a 47-14 mark in ACC play.

Clemson is one of just two teams to have won 10 or more games in each of the past five seasons, and it is one of just five FBS teams to rank in the top 10 percent in the NCAA's academic progress rate in each of the past five years as well.