Urban Meyer 6 Year Contract Extension

While there are still some talking about Urban Meyer leaving for Notre Dame after this year, this news update says 100% otherwise!

University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer, who has led the Gators to two national championships in three years, was rewarded Monday with a six-year, $24 million contract extension that runs through 2014.

Coach Meyer has certainly proven to be one of the top college football coaches in the country and should be compensated as such,” UF athletics director Jeremy Foley said.

Meyer, who arrived in Gainesville in 2005, had signed a six-year extension in 2007 for $3.2 million per year. His new contract, which averages $4 million per year, makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in the country along with Southern California’s Pete Carroll ($4.4 million), Alabama’s Nick Saban ($3.9 million) and LSU’s Les Miles ($3.7 million).

I continue to be very thankful and appreciative for everything the University of Florida and the athletic program has done for me and my family,” Meyer said.

One of the most interesting aspects of Meyer’s new contract, according to UF associate athletic director Steve McClain, is language that indicates Meyer will donate $1 million per year to the University of Florida’s Florida Opportunity Scholars Program for the life of the contract. The program provides financial assistance to first-generation, financially disadvantaged students.

I believe that Urban Meyer is the best at what he does,” UF president Bernie Machen said. “He demands excellence of his players on the field and the classroom. Not only did the University of Florida win a national championship in January, but all 13 seniors earned degrees and the 2008 football team tied an SEC league record with 37 players named to the SEC academic honor roll.

The Gators won the BCS national championship in 2008 and return 17 starters from that team, including senior quarterback Tim Tebow and senior linebacker Brandon Spikes. UF likely will be ranked No. 1 to begin the season. Fall practice begins Thursday.

Story courtesy of Miami Herald.

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