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UM's Al Golden Agrees To 4 Year Contract Extension

CORAL GABLES (CBSMiami) - The University of Miami is so pleased with the job head football coach Al Golden is doing, they want to keep him around for a while.

The school and Golden agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension, the UM announced Friday.

That will make him the head football coach through February 1, 2020.

"I look forward to working side-by-side with Coach Golden for many years," said Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst. "Al has done a fantastic job of rebuilding and solidifying the foundation of our football program while fostering success both on and off of the field.  He has been a first-class representative of our University and I am confident that with Al leading the way, our future is very bright."

Golden signed a five year deal in December 2010 after the school fired coach Randy Shannon.

"My family loves it in South Florida, we have embraced the community and we could not be more excited about the future of the Miami Hurricanes football team," said Golden.

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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