Utah rewards McBride with an extension 60-year old Ron McBride has agreed to a contract that will keep at the the University of Utah team for four years and presumably allow him to finish his career with the Utes. Under the terms of the deal, McBride will earn a total of $310,000 a year, including incentives based on the team\'s performance in the classroom and on the field. Offering a bit of levity to the announcing of the extension, McBride said, \"Little does the university know, but I\'d work here for free. \"It gives me some security and also provides me some additional incentives,\" McBride said. \"I told my lawyer to have this thing settled before the season got under way. I haven\'t liked having this thing hanging over my head.\" McBride, who had two years left on his existing contract, is in his 11th season coaching the team, and is 71-46 at Utah. He has won a share of two
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