In 11 years, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has led the program to 77 wins, the most by any Wildcats coach in history by a wide margin. With bowl games being an annual expectation and world-class facilities on the way, Northwestern football is undoubtedly in a golden era.

The school wants to keep the good times rolling, apparently. ESPN's Brett McMurphy reports that Fitzgerald has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him around for "at least" the next 10 years. ESPN's Adam Rittenberg adds the extension "runs through the 2026 season" and that "Fitzgerald's assistant coach salary pool will remain competitive in the Big Ten."

Note that this news comes on the same day that Chris Collins, the school's men's basketball coach, has reportedly agreed to a long-term extension of his own.

The school has not yet publicly announced an extension.

Still, this would be a monumental deal for Fitzgerald. Ten years is a good run for any coach in this day and age and Fitzgerald has already been the head coach at his alma mater for more than a decade. This extension, if/when it's announced officially, would mean Northwestern wants Fitzgerald to be in a similar category as Bill Snyder at Kansas State.

Fitzgerald has won an average of seven games a year in Evanston. That type of consistency hasn't been thought possible about the historical doormat for a long, long time. It's hard to win at most places for 10 years, but Fitzgerald has found a way to do it. Now, Northwestern wants him to do it again.