![Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck was all smiles after he spoke to the media minutes after signing a 7-year contract extension Tuesday afternoon. ] Aaron Lavinsky • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com The Gophers football team held a press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 at the University of Minnesota Athlete's Village in Minneapolis, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ITHHCOLFOZG4V6H5Z6VBOCKG2A.jpg?&w=1080)
P.J. Fleck is making $3.6 million this season under terms of his previous extension, which he signed last December, keeping him under contract through 2023. His new contract, pending approval, is a seven-year, $33.25 million deal that starts in 2020. A look at the key financials:
2020$4.6 million
2021$4.65M
2022$4.7M
2023$4.75M
2024$4.8M
2025$4.85M
2026$4.9M
If Fleck left, amount new employer would owe the U ...
2020$10 million
2021$4.5M
2022 or 2023$3M
2024 or 2025$2M
2026$0
Termination: If the Gophers fire Fleck, they would owe him 65% of the salary he is scheduled to make through 2026. So, for example, if they wanted to fire Fleck after the 2021 season, they would owe him $15.6 million.
Staffing: In Fleck's new contract, the university will make $1.05 million available to increase the salaries of his assistant coaches in 2020 and another $200,000 available for their increases in 2021. So offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca and the others are getting built-in raises, too.
Minnesota rode a big burst of scoring by freshman Tori McKinney to the tournament championship.
