The buyout Wisconsin will pay to fired football coach Paul Chryst – from private funds – is much less than it might have been - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MADISON – University of Wisconsin officials are set to pay former head football coach Paul Chryst a buyout of $11 million.

According to athletic director Chris McIntosh, Chryst was due to receive paid 85% of the remaining value of his five-year contract after being fired Sunday.

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McIntosh told reporters Sunday night he and Chryst had agreed to a buyout significantly less than was called for in the contract.