Report: Chryst to receive reduced $11M buyout following firing

UW Athletic Director Chris McIntosh announced Chryst’s firing during a Sunday night news conference, saying the move “is in the long-term best interest of our football program.”

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During the news conference, McIntosh declined to share specifics about Chryst’s buyout but said the dollar figure both sides agreed to was “significantly less than the ($16 million-$19 million) numbers that have been reported or even the number that would have been due per the terms of his contract.”

Earlier this year, the University of Wisconsin’s Athletics Board extended Chryst’s contract for five years; before he was fired, that contract had been set to run through Jan. 31, 2027.

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