Report: Ohio Bobcats extend football coach Tim Albin through 2026

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 03: Tim Albin head coach of the Ohio Bobcats looks on in the second quarter of the MAC Championship game against the Toledo …

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 03: Tim Albin head coach of the Ohio Bobcats looks on in the second quarter of the MAC Championship game against the Toledo Rockets at Ford Field on December 03, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

by: Justin Holbrock

Posted: Mar 21, 2023 / 04:53 PM EDT

Updated: Mar 21, 2023 / 07:51 PM EDT

ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Bobcats have reportedly extended football coach Tim Albin through the 2026 season, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Thamel is reporting Albin’s salary will jump from $535,000 to $700,000 a year and there’s a new clause that gives him an automatic year extension for winning eight games or the MAC championship.

Albin was voted MAC coach of the year in his second season leading the Bobcats to a 10-4 record, a spot in the MAC championship game and a win over Wyoming in the Arizona Bowl.

Ohio returns quarterback Kurtis Rourke who was named the MAC player of the year after throwing for 3,256 yards before tearing his ACL in OU’s second to last game of the regular season.