Tom Groeschen

tgroeschen@enquirer.com

Tommy Tuberville and Mick Cronin both will be staying at the University of Cincinnati a while longer.

The UC Board of Trustees has approved two-year contract extensions for both football coach Tuberville and men's basketball coach Cronin, Bearcats athletic director Mike Bohn said Monday.

Bohn said some details remain to be finalized, including signatures on the contracts. The process is ongoing but should be completed soon, Bohn said. Bohn declined further comment.

Tuberville, 61, just finished the third year of an original five-year contract at UC. Tuberville has made an average of $2.2 million per year. Contract figures are not immediately available on the extension, which would take Tuberville through the 2019 season at UC.

The Bearcats are 25-14 under Tuberville but finished 7-6 last season, after going 9-4 in each of Tuberville's first two UC seasons. The Bearcats are 0-3 in bowl games under Tuberville, including a 42-7 loss to San Diego State in the 2015 Hawaii Bowl.

Cronin, 44, signed a seven-year extension in 2014 that took him through the 2020-21 season, also making an average of about $2.2 million per year. The new extension would take Cronin through the 2022-23 season. Cronin has a 207-129 record in 10 years at UC, including NCAA Tournament appearances in each of the last six seasons.

Cronin last month was a candidate for the UNLV job (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), but he opted to remain at UC.

SCHEDULE NOTE: UC will host Brown as part of its 2016-17 men's basketball schedule, according to a tweet from Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.