Two years after the start of his second stint as Louisville's head football coach, Bobby Petrino was rewarded with a new, seven-year contract Thursday.
Louisville made the move official at a press conference involving Petrino and athletic director Tom Jurich, per CN/2 Sports in Kentucky:
Tom Jurich announces a seven year contract for Bobby Petrino. Contract extends Petrino through the 2023 season pic.twitter.com/6CstkbYWQM
— cn|2 Sports (@cn2_Sports) April 14, 2016
According to ESPN.com's Brett McMurphy, the deal is worth $30.625 million, which averages out to $4.35 million per season.