Sources: Texas St. giving Kinne new 7-year offer

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 21, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Close College Football Elder Author for ESPN. Expert for College Gameday.Texas State is settling a brand-new seven-year offer for coach GJ Kinne that will make him the highest-paid coach in the Sun Belt, sources informed ESPN on Thursday.Texas State authorities approved the terms of the deal

in a board conference Thursday, per sources, and it was expected to be formalized soon.Kinne is set to make approximately$2 million per year, per sources, which would rise him

atop the Sun Belt. He has actually gone 14-9 at Texas State in his two seasons there, consisting of back-to-back bowl appearances.Editor’s Picks Kinne led Texas State to the school’s first championship game and win last season, topping Rice in the First Responder Bowl. Texas State is 6-4 this season and awaits its bowl assignment.Kinne’s tenure consists of a 42-31 win at Baylor in 2023 en route to an 8-5 season.Texas State is 4-2 in the Sun Belt and closes the regular season with a home game versus Georgia State and a journey to South Alabama.The financial commitment is a sign of Texas State’s higher aspirations, as it was a target of the Mountain West throughout the expansion process however eventually decided to stay in the Sun Belt.Currently, the highest-paid coach in the Sun Belt is Coastal Carolina’s Tim Beck at just over$1 million per year.