SIU, Lennon Close to Contract Extension

Todd Hefferman of the Southern Illinoisan wrote an article titled “SIU, Lennon Close to Contract Extension.” Football coach Dale Lennon of Southern Illinois University signed a five year contract in December of 2007 with a base salary of $200,000 a year. His contract will run out after next season. Despite his first back-to-back losing seasons, he is expected to sign a multi-year extension later this month.

Athletic director Mario Moccia admitted that even though the past few seasons have not gone in SIU’s favor, he wants to keep Dale Lennon as a coach. This article just addresses Lennon as the football coach so I guess it is safe to assume he is the head coach. It is always hard to keep a head coach after multiple losing seasons but I hope that everything works out for SIU.