<p>From AllCanes’ Blog:</p>
<p>"Also newsworthy, talk that the buyout wasn’t as large as some originally thought (possibly half the previously mentioned $1.5M) and that there might’ve been a clause regarding number of losses. The point? The fact that the extension was given doesn’t mean there weren’t stipulations made to protect the university. "</p>
<p>Also, I don’t think taxpayer money goes to football scholarships, just academic scholarships b/c UM is a private university. For that same reason, you will never be able to get a positive response to a record request.</p>
<p>Also a quote from the same blog, because I can’t put it any better:</p>
<p>“I’ve heard Gruden [may be contacted regarding the head coach position] from three different, in-the-know individuals - two close to the program and one with NFL ties - but in the wake of all that’s happened in the past few hours, no one knows. A ton of rumors running rampant, so take everything with a grain of salt.”</p>