Mike MacIntyre's 5-Year Contract Extension Approved by Colorado Regents

The University of Colorado regents are reportedly fully on board with head football coach Mike MacIntyre's contract extension.

On Thursday, Brian Howell of the Boulder Daily Camera reported MacIntyre will receive the five-year, $16.25 million he signed back in January. Howell noted the regents passed the extension in an 8-0 vote. 

Colorado announced the news, noting there was additional language for training and reporting responsibilities added to the original extension.

"I appreciate the confidence in me the Board of Regents demonstrated by approving this extension," MacIntyre said, per the announcement. "I look forward to continuing to contribute to the success of our student-athletes in the classroom and community and on the football field."

This comes after Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com reported MacIntyre and athletic director Rick George were reprimanded and forced to contribute $100,000 to organizations addressing domestic violence after "mishandling their responses to allegations of domestic abuse against former Buffaloes assistant coach Joe Tumpkin."

The university's chancellor, Phil DiStefano, was suspended 10 days for the incident.

A school-commissioned investigation by a law firm "determined that DiStefano, MacIntyre and George did not intentionally cover up the information they received or break the law, but 'mistakes were made,' said Ken Salazar, the former U.S. senator and interior secretary who advised the school during its investigation," Rittenberg wrote.

On the field, MacIntyre coached three years at San Jose State from 2010 to 2012 before taking the Colorado job and showed marked improvement, going from 1-12 in his first year to 10-2 in his third and final year.

He has demonstrated some of the same improvement at Colorado with three losing seasons in his first three years before posting a 10-4 campaign that included a Pac-12 South title in 2016.