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Do Coaches Contracts Not Have Non Compete Clauses?
Posted on 11/20/25 at 10:19 am
Posted on 11/20/25 at 10:19 am
Is that seriously where CFB is? Every P5 school should have a non compete clause in their contracts for head coaches to prevent what is happening right now at Ole Miss. Kiffin is a huge douche and if he leaves I hope whatever school that gets him loses every game. Just zero class to do this while your team is looking to clinch a playoff berth this weekend.
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Posted on 11/20/25 at 10:22 am to AggieDub14
Why would a coach agree to that? Further, if the schools colluded to require that they would get in big legal trouble. Some states don’t enforce non competes.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 10:30 am to ShreveportTIGER318
Yep, right to work states outnumber the others.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 10:33 am to AggieDub14
quote:they have a bye week this weekend
Just zero class to do this while your team is looking to clinch a playoff berth this weekend.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:06 am to Houag80
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Yep, right to work states outnumber the others.
"Right to work" does not prohibit someone from voluntarily entering into a non-compete contract.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:31 am to AggieDub14
As noncompete laws are state specific - if he leaves the state it'd be hard to enforce it.
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Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:32 am to New Money
Also, you are free to look for another job, but not in company time and resources.
Lane has clearly crossed that line.
Lane has clearly crossed that line.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:32 am to AggieDub14
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Do Coaches Contracts Not Have Non Compete Clauses?
That's what buyouts are for.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:33 am to Aggie in TN
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Also, you are free to look for another job, but not in company time and resources. Lane has clearly crossed that line.
How exactly has he done this?
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:34 am to AggieDub14
There was some coach recently that signed an extension that had a "no poaching" clause, which is what you are really talking about. Can't remember the name, but I think you may end up seeing that in more contracts. It's not something that should get a lot of pushback from the coach when you are signing them up initially, or to an extension.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:36 am to Aggie in TN
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Also, you are free to look for another job, but not in company time and resources.
Do you think Kiffin is punching a time clock?
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:45 am to Aggie in TN
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Also, you are free to look for another job, but not in company time and resources.
Lane has clearly crossed that line.
Define company time for a college football coach. He's not fielding calls during practice.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:49 am to Aggie in TN
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Also, you are free to look for another job, but not in company time and resources.
Lane has clearly crossed that line.
That's one of the reasons that coaches have agents. It is the agents job to do all of that recruiting and hiring work.
I am quite sure that Kiffen has not personally reached out to any other schools about job vacancies. I doubt he will give any indication as to what his future plans are until the end of the season.
All the bluster you see right now regarding Kiffen are just people's opinions wanting to get more clicks
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:56 am to Aggie in TN
That is why he’s got an agent.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 12:01 pm to New Money
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Right to work" does not prohibit someone from voluntarily entering into a non-compete contract.
True but it does neuter your ability to enforce it. The best they can do is make you non rehireable
Posted on 11/20/25 at 12:11 pm to twk
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There was some coach recently that signed an extension that had a "no poaching" clause, which is what you are really talking about.
Which is probably illegal and unenforceable.
You want to stop coaches and players from leaving whenever they feel like it?
Collective bargaining.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 12:18 pm to ibldprplgld
quote:He hasn’t. People are talking out their asses.
How exactly has he done this?
Posted on 11/20/25 at 12:26 pm to ShreveportTIGER318
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Some states don’t enforce non competes.
Not true when there is a true employment contract in place.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 12:26 pm to Smokeyone
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quote:Right to work" does not prohibit someone from voluntarily entering into a non-compete contract.
True but it does neuter your ability to enforce it. The best they can do is make you non rehireable
Right-to-work laws have to do with unionization. Nothing to do with non-competes.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 12:28 pm to AggieDub14
Most famous one I recall was Dan Enos when he was the OC at Arkansas.
He had a clause in his contract stating he couldn't leave for another OC job (it may have been a SEC job also), meaning he couldn't come to UGA with Pittman. Kirby wanted both of them badly.
He had a clause in his contract stating he couldn't leave for another OC job (it may have been a SEC job also), meaning he couldn't come to UGA with Pittman. Kirby wanted both of them badly.
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