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Board of Regents approves contract extension for Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck
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On Monday, the University of Minnesota board of regents officially voted to approve a new 7-year contract for Gopher head coach P.J. Fleck, according to USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz.
The extension was officially announced last week. It’ll keep Fleck in Minnesota through the 2028 season.
University of Minnesota board of regents officially approves new 7-year contract for football coach P.J. Fleck. Effective tomorrow, his pay increases to $5 million annually (up from from scheduled $4.65 million).
— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) November 8, 2021
As part of the extension, Fleck received a raise of around $350,000 to bring his annual salary to $5 million. According to The Pioneer Press’ Andy Greder, Fleck’s buyout structure also changed with the extension.
It remained at $10 million in the first year of the extension, but moved from $4.5 million to $7 million in Year 2, from $3 million to $5 million in Year 3, and from $3 million to $4 million in Year 4 of the deal.
“This is home,” Fleck said when the extension was announced. He is in his 5th season at the helm of the program and guided the Gophers to a 32-22 record.
Minnesota (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) travels to Iowa on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. ET kick with the Hawkeyes (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten).
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