Jeff Howe

The University of Texas System Board of Regents is set to approve a three-year, multi-million contract for Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp at next Thursday’s regents meeting. The regents are also set to approve contract extensions for offensive line coach Kyle Flood and linebackers coach Johnny Nansen. According to the agenda book for the regularly scheduled meeting, Muschamp’s contract with the Longhorns will run through the 2028 season, if approved by the regents. Muschamp’s guaranteed salary is split between his annual salary for three years ($1.08 million for the first year) and three professional services payments ($1.62 million in the first year). All told, Muschamp is due to make $2.7 million in the first year of his deal, $2.8 million in the second year and $2.9 million in the third year. Annual Salary Dec. 19, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2026: $1.08 million Jan. 1, 2027 through Dec. 31, 2027: $1.12 million Jan. 1, 2028 through Feb. 28, 2029: $1.16 million Professional Services Payments Dec. 19, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2026: $1.62 million Jan. 1, 2027 through Dec. 31, 2027: $1.68 million Jan. 1, 2028 through Feb. 28, 2029: $1.74 million Muschamp’s contract also includes an automobile, a club membership and tickets to Texas sporting events, all of which are “pursuant to Athletics Department’s policies and procedures,” according to the pending employee agreement. Flood, whose current contract was set to expire after the 2026 season, will remain on the Forty Acres through the 2027 season. Flood’s annual salary will be $1.525 million, with his new deal set to expire on Feb. 29, 2028. Nansen’s new deal will also run through the 2027 season, with a raise to $1.2 million annually.