Luke Fickell agrees to contract extension with UC

So would you mind addressing the Notre dame speculation? Yeah. And I don't know what there is to address. I mean, like I said, for a guy that keeps his head down and very rarely ever answers his phone or does anything like that. I don't talk to a whole lot of people. Um, so there is nothing that's the, that's the crazy thing. It's all, you know, whatever is being said out there and different things. Um, you know, so there there is no speculation, you know, is the job open, I guess it is, but I wouldn't know if somebody didn't tell me. And uh, you know, it's the same way I am with, with rankings. It's the same way I am with, you know, unfortunately, a lot of other things that with the exception of recruiting that, uh, I don't pay a whole lot of attention to. Um, so I understand that, you know, most importantly, all I care about are the guys that sit in these seats to be honest with you, to make sure that they know what's most important to all of us and you know, to make sure we've all got to find ways to keep our minds focused on the things that we've got to be able to do, because I'm not the only guy that's got things swirling around in their head. You know, we've got plenty of guys that have opportunities to go to the NFL, you know, we've got plenty of guys that have opportunities to, to make decisions, you know, whether to come back, we've got seniors that, you know, there's, there's this covid you're hanging over everybody's heads that, you know, they've got decisions to make. So we've all got things, um, and what these guys have done a phenomenal job all year of this, finding ways to not allow that to affect how we handle our business. And I mean that together we haven't always been perfect, But I mean, the things that we do within that locker room on that football field, um, like I said, we were, we rely a lot on the trust, respect and love we have for one another.

Reports: Luke Fickell agrees to contract extension with UC through 2028

Updated: 5:11 PM EST Feb 14, 2022

University of Cincinnati's head football coach Luke Fickell has reportedly agreed to a contract extension with the university, according to reports.Justin Williams with The Athletic reported Monday that Fickell has agreed to extend his contract through 2028 and the new contract would give Fickell $5 million a year.According to The Athletic, the deal is currently pending UC's Board of Trustees' final approval that will happen on Feb. 22.The head football coach's previous extension happened in Aug. 2020, which paid Fickell $3.4 million per year from the 2020 season through 2026.In early 2020, there was worry among fans that Fickell might leave UC for Michigan State, however on Feb. 10, 2020, Fickell informed Michigan State that he decided to stay at Cincinnati.After considering the Michigan State job in 2020, Fickell announced he was staying because his family is comfortable in Cincinnati.“I know at some point in time things always come to an end, whether they get rid of you, kids leave - there's all kinds of things,” Fickell said in a video posted on the team's website in 2020. “But the bottom line is first and foremost family. Obviously my family loves it here.”There was also speculation that Fickell might head to Notre Dame.Related video above: Luke Fickell addresses Notre Dame speculation

CINCINNATI —

University of Cincinnati's head football coach Luke Fickell has reportedly agreed to a contract extension with the university, according to reports.

Justin Williams with The Athletic reported Monday that Fickell has agreed to extend his contract through 2028 and the new contract would give Fickell $5 million a year.

According to The Athletic, the deal is currently pending UC's Board of Trustees' final approval that will happen on Feb. 22.

The head football coach's previous extension happened in Aug. 2020, which paid Fickell $3.4 million per year from the 2020 season through 2026.

In early 2020, there was worry among fans that Fickell might leave UC for Michigan State, however on Feb. 10, 2020, Fickell informed Michigan State that he decided to stay at Cincinnati.

After considering the Michigan State job in 2020, Fickell announced he was staying because his family is comfortable in Cincinnati.

“I know at some point in time things always come to an end, whether they get rid of you, kids leave - there's all kinds of things,” Fickell said in a video posted on the team's website in 2020. “But the bottom line is first and foremost family. Obviously my family loves it here.”

There was also speculation that Fickell might head to Notre Dame.

Related video above: Luke Fickell addresses Notre Dame speculation