GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin has signed a three-year extension that will keep him under contract through 2030, a person familiar with the deal said Friday.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the school nor Stricklin had announced the extension. Financial details were not immediately available. Stricklin had been making $1.8 million annually.

His new deal came together after the Gators won a national championship in men's basketball, the third in program history and the first under coach Todd Golden. Stricklin hired Golden in March 2022.

The Florida football team ended 2024 with a flurry, rallying around embattled coach Billy Napier and winning their final four games behind promising quarterback DJ Lagway. T

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