Farley Signs New Contract

[Chitown Panther]

http://www.unipanthers.com/athletics/story.asp?storyId=2038

Football (2004): Farley Signs New Contract


CEDAR FALLS—University of Northern Iowa head football coach Mark Farley has been signed to a new contract which will extend his stay with the Panthers through the 2008 season, UNI Director of Athletics Rick Hartzell announced today.

Besides the additional years, the contract includes various incentives for such items as playoff appearances, wins in the playoffs and a national championship. The contract also calls for additional incentive monies for assistant coaches. Farley’s base salary, which isn’t being released, will be adjusted annually during the spring evaluation process as it is for all other departmental personnel.

Farley, who has a three-year record of 26-12 (.684) with the Panthers, has guided UNI to two 1-AA playoff appearances. The school’s last post-season berth prior to Farley’s arrival was in 1996. His first squad in 2001 advanced to the semifinals when it lost to eventual national champion Montana, and this past season UNI lost in the quarterfinal round to eventual national champion Delaware. The Panthers were ranked fifth nationally in the final Sports Network/CSTV poll at the end of the year.

"I am extremely happy that we have been able to work out this contract extension for Mark Farley," Hartzell said. "He has restored the legacy of success that we are all accustomed to in regards to UNI football, and his student-athletes have performed just as well socially and in the classroom as they have on the field. With Greg McDermott (men’s basketball), Bobbi Petersen (volleyball) and Mark now holding long-term contracts, the future of UNI athletics is extraordinarily bright."

A former UNI player from 1983-86 and co-Gateway Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1985, Farley then was a Panther graduate assistant from 1986-88 and a fulltime assistant from 1989-96, coaching linebackers and special teams while also serving as Strength and Speed Coordinator, in addition to Recruiting Coordinator for one year.

He then followed former head coach Terry Allen to Kansas where he was the assistant in charge of inside and outside linebackers and the punt block and return specialists.

Farley was a candidate for 2003’s Eddie Robinson Award. He was named Bruce Craddock Gateway Coach of the Year and AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Year in 2001. He sits atop the Gateway Conference with the best record of all rookie coaches (11-3). He placed third in 2001’s Eddie Robinson Award balloting, receiving 16 first-place votes, the most of any candidate.

"I have always been very grateful for the opportunity that I have received here at UNI," Farley said. "The confidence and support shown by Rick Hartzell and our administration through this extension is greatly appreciated and illustrates the continued commitment towards our football program.

"The success of our program is a reflection of the loyalty and hard work of our student-athletes, coaching staff and the entire athletic department," he added. "We have a very unique university and community which support each other and create a positive environment to be successful."

[UNIAlum95]

I think Farley is well deserving of this. Plus I think he is the type of guy that can see himself coaching the rest of his career here. He's done the I-A thing and I'm not sure that appeals to him. He can have a title contender here year in and out and have one of the best facillities in I-AA. The great thing is that players want to come play here because the field makes them faster and they don't have to play in bad conditions. They also don't have to play on concrete hard outdoor turf found at most other I-AA schools.

Congrats to coach Farley and here's to a long successful relationship with UNI Football.

[Panthers to the Bone]

Congrats to Farley. He is well deserving of this.

[JCPanthers]

He is definitely deserving of the new contract. We've come along way since Dumbar almost ran our program into the ground. Harzell deserves alot of credit for the coaches that he has brought back to UNI.

[Chitown Panther]

http://desmoinesregister.com/sports/stories/c6902851/23987899.html

Football

UNI rewards Farley with contract extension
New five-year pact has $10,000 increase and incentive clauses.
By TOM WITOSKY
Register Staff Writer
04/06/2004


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Northern Iowa head football coach Mark Farley has agreed to a new five-year contract that provides an immediate $10,000 salary increase and a variety of salary bonus incentives, school officials announced Monday.

"I am extremely happy that we have been able to work out this contract extension for Mark Farley," said Rick Hartzell, Northern Iowa's athletic director. "He has restored the legacy of success that we are all accustomed to in regards to UNI football and his student-athletes have performed just as well socially and in the classroom as they have on the field."

Farley becomes the third Northern Iowa coach to renegotiate a new long-term contract with the school. Other coaches receiving new deals recently include Greg McDermott, the Panthers' men's basketball coach, and Bobbi Petersen, the school's women's volleyball coach.

Farley's teams have compiled a 26-12 record in his three years at the helm. The Panthers have made two appearances in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, including last year, when the Panthers lost to eventual champion Delaware in the quarterfinals.

The new contract, which will run through 2008, will pay Farley a $110,000 base salary - a $10,000 increase - and up to $15,500 in bonus payments for a successful season.

Farley would receive a $5,000 bonus for each winning season, as well as a $2,500 bonus for the team receiving a bid to Division I-AA playoffs.

Each win in the playoffs would earn Farley another $2,000 per game.

In addition, Farley will receive annual base pay increases adjusted annually for all departmental employees.

Farley will continue to receive payments for radio and television appearances and summer football camps as well as a country club membership and a courtesy car. School officials have estimated the value of those benefits to be about $25,000 annually.

Northern Iowa also will provide a $3,000 pool for distribution to Farley's assistant coaches when the team receives a bid to the football playoffs. Distribution of the money will be determined by Farley, according to contract.

"I have always been very grateful for the opportunity that I have received here at UNI," Farley said in a statement. "The confidence and support shown by Rick Hartzell and our administration through this extension is greatly appreciated and illustrates the continued commitment towards our football program."

[UNIAlum95]

That's great news for UNI. I think Farley is in it for the long haul at UNI. That will help with recruiting as well.