Illinois might not have an athletic director, but it does have a new apparel deal.

The school announced on Tuesday that it agreed to a 10-year, $44.5 million extension to stay with Nike through the 2025-26 school year. The deal will put Illinois in the top 20 nationally for college apparel deals.

“We are extremely pleased to extend our outstanding relationship and partnership with Nike,” UI Interim Director of Athletics Paul Kowalczyk said in a release. “Their commitment to us reinforces the fact that we have one of the strongest brands in college sports as this agreement has a value among the Top 20 in all of collegiate athletics.

“We will continue to work together to equip our student-athletes with the most exciting, cutting-edge apparel and equipment, while providing our fans a myriad of ways to display their Fighting Illini pride.”

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The deal will go into effect at the start of July. It will provide apparel for all 21 varsity sports, and will be nearly four times the size of the previous deal that paid the school $1.2 million annually.

It won’t however, provide any additional cash, unlike the last deal, which included $325,000 for non-apparel needs.

It’s been a year of monster apparel deals in the B1G. Ohio State just signed the richest apparel contract in college sports history last week when it re-upped with Nike for $252 million for 15 years. Michigan also signed a monster deal with Nike that was worth $169 million and Indiana re-upped with Adidas for $53.7 million.

Perhaps the new apparel deal will serve as a more enticing variable for Illinois’ next athletic director.