GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin will make more than $2 million a year after signing a three-year extension that keeps him under contract through October 2030.

Stricklin's new deal also includes a provision that would make him “special assistant to the athletic director" for five years beginning in 2030. It's a role similar to the one former Florida AD Jeremy Foley assumed following his retirement in 2016.

Stricklin, 55, signed the extension in June, two months after the Gators won their third national championship in men's basketball. Florida released details Wednesday in response to a public records request by The Associated Press and other media outlets.

Stricklin's previous deal paid him $1.8 million annually and ran through 2027. He got a $250,000 raise

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