When Coaches Can't Compete -- Non-Competes In Sports

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS RELEASES FOOTBALL COACH'S CONTRACT

In the lucrative world of big time college football, universities continually try to gain an edge over the competition by, among other things, luring top notch coaches with generous multi-million dollar contracts.  One such instance of this occurred in late 2012, when the University of Arkansas hired Bret Bielma away from the University of Wisconsin to coach its football team.  Prior to joining the Arkansas football program, Bielma had a highly successful tenure as the coach of Wisconsin's football team, which included multiple conference titles, regular bowl appearances and annually competing for national championships. Bielma's decision to leave Wisconsin, after such a successful run at the university, to join Arkansas surprised many who follow college football.  While it was already well-known that Bielma was being paid a multi-million dollar annual salary to coach the football team, Arkansas recently