(02-22-2022 08:31 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 12:16 PM)Cubanbull1 Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 10:49 AM)bearcatfan Wrote:  Luke Fickell contract extension is official.


CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees approved a contract extension through 2028 for head football coach Luke Fickell on Tuesday.

In addition to adding two years to his current contract, Fickell's annual salary will increase to $5 million and his football staff salary pool will increase to $5.2 million per year.

"Completing a contract extension for Coach Fickell was a top priority for our athletic department and university, and shows our commitment to growing this football program and taking it to the next level," Director of Athletics John Cunningham said. "We believe we have the best coach in the country and certainly the best leader for our Cincinnati football program. He has proven that day in and day out by building a culture that consistently wins and breaks records, but most importantly develops men of great character, setting them up to succeed in life. I can't thank President Neville Pinto enough for his leadership and work on getting this contract completed.

"We share Coach Fickell's vision to grow the program. This new contract ensures that we are united and committed to enhancing our university and continuing to impact the lives of student-athletes – core missions of our athletic department. This is also a major step towards making sure we will be 'Day One Ready' and prepared to compete for championships when we join the Big 12 conference."

In just five years, Fickell has emerged as one of the nation's top coaches and positioned Cincinnati football as an elite program capable on consistently contending for championships. Fickell was the consensus national coach of the year in 2021 after leading the Bearcats to a second consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship and UC's first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff.

Cincinnati has finished in the Top 25 for four straight years with final rankings of No. 8 in 2020 and No. 4 in 2021.

"I appreciate the support of the leadership at the University of Cincinnati, including Director of Athletics John Cunningham and President Neville Pinto, as well as the Board of Trustees, our fans and our whole university and Cincinnati community," Fickell said. "John and President Pinto share my vision for how we want to grow this program and take it to the next level, and that's by investing in people - not just the head coach - and providing the necessary resources to prepare student-athletes to be at their best on and off the field.

"I'm truly honored to be the head coach of the University of Cincinnati and excited to keep working with our phenomenal student-athletes and administration to continue to develop our program. Now, it's time to get to work!"

https://gobearcats.com/news/2022/2/22/fo...nsion.aspx

What’s his buyout?

https://twitter.com/williams_justin/stat...99521?s=21

Thanks. On another note Coach Scott announced that he has four more scholarships available that he will fill after Spring Break. I’m thinking he will try to use them once he sees how all the transfers perform in Spring Practice and Game