Head Coach Luke Fickell and the Cincinnati Bearcats have agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the program through 2028. This new deal will also reportedly pay him five million dollars a year. The Bearcats Head Coach helped lead his team to the 2021-2022 College Football Playoffs this past season. He was a top candidate for several potential open jobs but turned them down to stay with the Bearcats. The program rewards him with a contract extension through 2028.
Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell has agreed to a new contract extension with the #Bearcats, he tells @TheAthleticCFB.
The deal, pending approval by UC Board of Trustees on Feb. 22, runs thru 2028 and pays $5 mil a year, according to sources.
Details:https://t.co/7yrAL8HFsw
— Justin Williams (@Williams_Justin) February 14, 2022
While the team ultimately lost their semifinal matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide it was still a monumental moment for college football. The Cincinnati Bearcats were the first non-power five conference team to make the College Football Playoffs. Head Coach Luke Fickell was a large part of that team’s success and the program needed to reward him for that. Cincinnati is in good hands moving forward with their football program.
He started as the Head Coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats in 2017 and in that time has amassed a 48-15 record. That impressive record is paired with a conference record of 29-9 and a bowl record of 2-3. Luke Fickell has turned the Cincinnati Bearcats into a top college football program despite not being in a Power Five Conference. If all goes well he will be with the team when they make their move into the Big 12 in a few years. We here at Def Pen Sports congratulate the Cincinnati Bearcats Head Coach on his new contract extension.
