STATE COLLEGE — Bill O’Brien is getting a nearly $1 million raise after his “tremendous job” in his debut season as Penn State’s football coach.

His contract when he arrived in January 2012 called for a base salary of $950,000. That’s going up to $1.9 million starting July 1, the school said Thursday.

Counting compensation for radio and television work and a Nike contract, O’Brien’s total deal this year would be worth more than $3.2 million.

O’Brien guided the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 record after the program was hit by landmark NCAA sanctions for the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal and player defections weeks before the start of the 2012 season.

“In the face of great adversity, Bill did a tremendous job with all facets of the Penn State football program,” athletic director Dave Joyner said in a statement.

University President Rodney Erickson said he and Joyner talked about revising O’Brien’s contract at the end of the season.