Overview

• ESPN's Pete Thamel first reported the agreement, which multiple outlets corroborated for a term running through 2030.
• The university has not formally announced the deal, and financial terms were not disclosed, according to the Associated Press.
• The timing follows Florida's 2025 men's basketball championship under coach Todd Golden, a 2022 Stricklin hire.
• Stricklin has overseen facility expansion that includes an $85 million football complex, a $65 million baseball stadium, and preliminary plans for a roughly $1 billion renovation of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
• His tenure features 13 national titles as well as scrutiny over prior coaching departures involving Cam Newbauer and Tony Amato, while football enters 2025 buoyed by a late-2024 surge.