Oxford, Miss. - Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze has signed an extension to his contract to remain the school's coach.
The length of the new deal has not been announced, sources have said it will pay Freeze about $4 million annually, and had earned $3 million per year formerly, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported.
"The new number became $3 million last year," athletic director Ross Bjork told the Daily Journal last month. "We're at $3 million. So what's the new number? Is it closer to 4? I don't know that 5 in the new norm yet. We're committed to playing and competing at the highest level."
Freeze, an Oxford native, has gone 23-14 in three seasons with the Rebels, ranked 13th nationally this season, taking over a 2-10 team in 2011 from Houston Nutt and has steadily improved the school's record each year.
The school became a playoff contender this season under Freeze, ranked 4th at the highest, their best national mark since 1964.
They began the year 7-0, including a 23-17 victory over Alabama at home.
Ole Miss (9-3, 5-3 SEC) bounced back from a three-game conference losing skid to defeat arch-rival Mississippi State last Saturday, ranked fourth in the nation, in this year's Egg Bowl 37-17.
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