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 Wednesday, December 29
Fulmer joins million-dollar club
 
Associated Press

  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer is about to become a millionaire.

University President J. Wade Gilley will recommend the school's Board of Trustees give Fulmer a one-year extension to his current six-year contract that will push his compensation to $1.05 million a year.

Gilley plans to recommend the contract extension during the Board of Trustees' Feb. 3 meeting, Athletics Director Doug Dickey said in a statement released Wednesday.

Fulmer's current contract, which he signed in January, pays him $950,000 a year.

He also gets other benefits, including the use of cars.

The new contract still does not make Fulmer the Southeastern Conference's highest-paid football coach. That distinction is held by Forida's Steve Spurrier, who earns about $2 million a year.

Beginning with the 1992 season, Fulmer has compiled a 76-13 record for a winning percentage of .854.

This year, Tennessee is 9-2 going into Sunday's Fiesta Bowl game against Nebraska.