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Tad Boyle grateful for end of state's multi-year contract cap

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Count Tad Boyle among those who believe recently-signed legislature ultimately will be a boon to Colorado athletics.

The leader of the men's basketball program generally has enjoyed stability on his coaching staff throughout his seven-season tenure, yet Boyle is confident Senate bill 17-041 — signed early last week by Governor John Hickenlooper that erases caps on multi-year contract within state athletic departments — nonetheless will benefit his team as well as the entire athletic department.

"Much needed. I'm so thankful that it passed," Boyle said. "We operate in a marketplace in college athletics, and for us to have that now is going to help us recruit and, probably more importantly, retain good assistant coaches.