Todd Golden signs contract extension: New deal for Florida coach worth $49.5 million for six years

Getty Images Florida coach Todd Golden will be one of the top five highest-paid coaches in college basketball during the 2026-27 season after agreeing to a new contract with the school on Friday, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported. The six-year deal is worth $49.5 million and will pay Golden $7.5 million this upcoming season. The only college basketball coaches set to make more than Golden this upcoming season are Kansas’ Bill Self, UConn’s Dan Hurley and Arkansas’ John Calipari. North Carolina first-year coach Michael Malone, who made the jump from the NBA to the college level this offseason, is set…