Ohio State coach Thad Matta has agreed to a revised contract that will give him a 10 percent increase to more than $3.2 million annually and includes academic bonuses and more stringent wording about NCAA violations. With years he had already earned through job performance, the five-time Big Ten champion coach will be under contract through July 2019. Matta's first eight Ohio State teams have each won at least 20 games and are 13-4 this season and ranked No. 14. He has a record of 234-69 with the Buckeyes after taking over a team that was on probation. "One of the things I'm most proud of is what we've built here, from where we started," he said. "You look at what we've been able to accomplish, I'm a lot more proud of that than I am of a contract. I feel as blessed as I can be to be at Ohio State. I love this university. I'm extremely grateful in terms of what they have allowed me to do and how they've taken care of me." Before coming to Ohio State, Matta was the coach at his alma mater, Butler, for a year and for three seasons at Xavier. His career mark is 336-100. Athletic director Gene Smith said he first approached Matta a year ago about updating his contract. "Thad's done a marvelous job since he's been our coach," Smith said. "Competitively we know he's been highly successful, with five Big Ten championships including three in a row, three (conference) tournament championships, six NCAA appearances, two Final Four appearances including a championship game appearance, and winning the NIT. He's just done a phenomenal job." Read more http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...buckeyes-thad-matta-gets-pay-raise-32-million
