Gary Patterson has two years tacked on to contract by TCU
— -- TCU?and football coach Gary Patterson have agreed to a contract extension through the 2023 season.
The school announced the two-year extension after the Horned Frogs' 45-22 home win over Baylor?in their regular-season finale. It goes through TCU's 2023-24 academic year, which would end before the start of the 2024 football season.
"That way, for recruitingwise and everything else, everybody understands where Gary Patterson is, and what we stand for and what we try to get done at TCU,'' said the coach, who added that he and wife Kelsey are "very fortunate'' and grateful to TCU "for having the confidence in us to be here for a little while longer.''
No. 12 TCU will face No. 4 Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game next week.
Patterson, 57, is 159-56 since taking over at TCU in 2000. He has won 10 or more games in 11 of 17 seasons at the school.
Patterson's name has been mentioned for the potential vacancy at Texas A&M if Kevin Sumlin is fired, as well as the opening at Tennessee.
TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte said the school wanted to "make sure that he's taken care of, to know that there's no doubt in anyone's mind ever that he's not going to be a Frog.''?
Financial details of the extension were not available. Patterson's total compensation rose to $5.1 million in 2017.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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