The new six-year deal is said to be worth an average of $3.11 per year with $200,000 of that in cash and the balance in uniforms and gear valued at retail for purposes of the contract. That is said to be at the lower end of the scale for power conference teams. Only nine schools in that group were paid less, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. However, it is a significant upgrade from the $950,000 that Tech was receiving from Russell, its current sponsor whose contract ends this year. The school had long been itching to get out of ... Log in to view full article.