The Wisconsin Badgers have rewarded athletic director Chris McIntosh with a new five-year extension, the school announced on Thursday.
McIntosh, who took over for former athletic director Barry Alvarez in the summer of 2021, will now have his contract run through June 30, 2029.
The extension comes with a significant pay bump, as McIntosh will make $1.45 million in base salary this year, with a $50,000 escalator in each of the following years. He was previously scheduled to make a base salary of $1 million this year.
Through his tenure at Wisconsin, the athletic director has made a few major moves, most notably firing former football head coach Paul Chryst midseason and replacing him with Luke Fickell, who received a seven-year deal worth over $7 million annually.