"Will be the next Coach K", "He'll be gone in 2": Fans react as Florida's Todd Golden signs massive $40,500,000 contract extension

Florida coach Todd Golden will stay with the team for the foreseeable future. On Tuesday, it was reported by college basketball analyst Jeff Goodman that Golden and the school agreed to a new six-year contract that will keep him with the Gators until 2031.

The program won its first national championship since 2007, which likely boosted Golden's hopes for a new contract. He is set to receive a total of $40,500,000, making him one of the highest-paid college coaches of all time.

College basketball fans, especially the Florida faithful, rejoiced that their national champion coach earned a new contract and will continue to call the plays on the sideline.

Florida finished the 2024-2025 season with an overall record of 36-4 and 14-4 in SEC play.

Todd Golden led the Gators to their first national championship in almost two decades

The last time the Florida Gators won the national title was in 2006 and 2007. In the 2024-2025 campaign, they defeated the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the national championship game, breaking the program's 18-year title drought.

With a new contract secured, Gators coach Todd Golden will look to go back-to-back next season and win his second national title since he took the job in 2022.

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Koby del Rosario is a college sports journalist at Sportskeeda who took up BS in Advertising Management at De La Salle University, one of the big "four" universities in the Philippines. Koby has over four years of experience with Complex PH, M2.0 Communications, The LaSallian, Daily Tribune, and Time Attack Manila.

Koby's favorite college team would have to be the North Carolina Tar Heels. Apart from being MJ's alma mater, Koby has always been fond of the Jordan silhouettes that release in the school's colors (being a sneakerhead himself).

His past favorite college players would have to be Russell Westbrook (UCLA) and Markelle Fultz (Washington). With Russ, his 1-2 punch with Kevin Love during their UCLA days was something Koby marveled at as Russ became his favorite player to watch post-Kobe.

Besides playing basketball, Koby enjoys nightlife, collecting sneakers, and playing video games. Apart from hosting parties and taking pictures for parties/bars/clubs, Koby is learning to DJ as a hobby with all sorts of house and hip-hop as the main genres.

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