Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald signed a 10-year contract extension that will keep him in Evanston until 2020, the university announced Tuesday.

Although no specifics were released, an industry source estimates that Fitzgerald’s salary will increase significantly with the extension. The source also said that Fitzgerald’s new contract could rank him in the middle of Big Ten football coaches. Ohio State’s Jim Tressel and Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz are at the top of the scale, making close to $4 million a year.

10 years....

How many concussions during practice over that stretch?

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Big Star - 10 May 2011 04:46 PM

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald signed a 10-year contract extension that will keep him in Evanston until 2020, the university announced Tuesday.

Although no specifics were released, an industry source estimates that Fitzgerald’s salary will increase significantly with the extension. The source also said that Fitzgerald’s new contract could rank him in the middle of Big Ten football coaches. Ohio State’s Jim Tressel and Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz are at the top of the scale, making close to $4 million a year.

10 years....

How many concussions during practice over that stretch?

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Depends on whether Rick Telander can make it to all the practices to keep count.

TomD - 10 May 2011 04:55 PM

Big Star - 10 May 2011 04:46 PM

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald signed a 10-year contract extension that will keep him in Evanston until 2020, the university announced Tuesday.

Although no specifics were released, an industry source estimates that Fitzgerald’s salary will increase significantly with the extension. The source also said that Fitzgerald’s new contract could rank him in the middle of Big Ten football coaches. Ohio State’s Jim Tressel and Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz are at the top of the scale, making close to $4 million a year.

10 years....

How many concussions during practice over that stretch?

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Depends on whether Rick Telander can make it to all the practices to keep count.

Rick will be on the sideline to give the order to Evanston’s finest to have Pat arrested for abusing those boys during contact drills.

Pat Fitzgerald’s one hell of a coach.