(AP) Madison, Wisconsin Luke Fickell, the coach of Wisconsin, has been given a one-year contract extension, extending it through the 2031 campaign.
The recommendation for a one-year extension was approved by the school’s athletic board on Wednesday.
When Wisconsin hired Fickell away from Cincinnati in December 2022, he initially consented to a seven-year contract that would pay him an average of $7.8 million annually. According to that contract, he will receive an annual review and, if he performs well and receives the recommendation of the athletic director and the approval of the athletic board, he will be eligible for a one-year extension.
Fickell has received a one-year extension after each of his two seasons on the job, assuring he remains on a seven-year deal. With this new extension, his contract runs through March 31, 2032.
This latest extension comes after Wisconsin finished 5-7 in 2024 for its first losing season since 2001, snapping a string of 22 straight bowl appearances. The Badgers ended the season with five straight losses.
Fickell owns a 13-13 record during his Wisconsin tenure, which started with a 24-17 victory over Oklahoma State in the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl. The Badgers went 7-6 in 2023, Fickell´s first season.
He came to Wisconsin after going 57-18 in six seasons at Cincinnati, including an undefeated regular season and College Football Playoff berth in 2021. Fickell´s overall head coaching record is 76-38 in nine seasons.
Wisconsin´s athletic board also approved one-year extension recommendations for volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield, women´s soccer coach Paula Wilkins and men´s soccer coach Neil Jones. They´re on five-year deals that will now run through Jan. 31, 2030.
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