Overview
- SMU announced a two-year add-on Saturday that locks in a seven-year agreement before the Mustangs hosted No. 10 Miami.
- Multiple outlets report the raise places Lashlee among the 10 highest-paid coaches in college football.
- The move takes the 42-year-old off short lists for jobs such as Arkansas, where he had been linked following Sam Pittman's firing.
- Lashlee is 34-15 at SMU with a 2023 AAC title, a 2024 College Football Playoff berth and an ACC runner-up finish.
- The extension follows a wave of early-cycle deals to retain successful coaches, including recent agreements for Nebraska's Matt Rhule and Indiana's Curt Cignetti.