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Gophers head football coach P.J. Fleck will receive a one-year contract extension through the 2023 season, a source told the Pioneer Press on Thursday.
According to the report, an announcement is expected to be made Friday and will need approval from the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents at an upcoming meeting. Fleck’s deal now covers the next five seasons and will expire in January 2024. He received a similar one-year extension during the 2017 season. Fleck's annual salary started at $3.5 million when he signed his initial five-year, $18 million contract.
This is a common philosophy and recent trend in college football. Football programs want to have coaches under contract for the duration of an incoming recruiting cycle. P.J. Fleck was extended during every offseason at Western Michigan and it's clear this is a selling point for recruits. The security of knowing a coach will be under contract is something many families and players like to hear.
Link to Andy Greder's original report: https://www.twincities.com/2018/12/13/gophers-football-coach-p-j-fleck-receives-contract-extension/
According to the report, an announcement is expected to be made Friday and will need approval from the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents at an upcoming meeting. Fleck’s deal now covers the next five seasons and will expire in January 2024. He received a similar one-year extension during the 2017 season. Fleck's annual salary started at $3.5 million when he signed his initial five-year, $18 million contract.
This is a common philosophy and recent trend in college football. Football programs want to have coaches under contract for the duration of an incoming recruiting cycle. P.J. Fleck was extended during every offseason at Western Michigan and it's clear this is a selling point for recruits. The security of knowing a coach will be under contract is something many families and players like to hear.
Link to Andy Greder's original report: https://www.twincities.com/2018/12/13/gophers-football-coach-p-j-fleck-receives-contract-extension/
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