The Ohio football team will keep Frank Solich, the third-winningest coach in program history, on the Peden Stadium sidelines through 2017, Ohio Athletics announced Thursday.
Solich is guaranteed $445,000 annually under the new deal.
He will also pocket a $50,000 "retention bonus" at the conclusion of the 2013-2016 seasons.
Incentive-based provisions from a previous version of his contract will stay constant, totaling $60,000. He will, however, earn $5,000 more annually through the university's "designated show/apparel contracts," boosting that sum to $15,000.
The updated contract was approved July 27, and will go into affect July 1, 2012.
Since arriving in Athens in 2005, Solich has kept a 50-40 record. Since 2006, he has won more games in the Mid-American Conference than any other coach.
Solich has coached 51 All-League players and four All-Americans. In 2006, he was named the league’s Coach of the Year.
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