Kevin Wilson's future, along with Indiana's institutional commitment to football, has often been questioned in recent seasons. Those questions won't be asked much longer.

Indiana just announced Kevin Wilson has been signed to a new deal which will run through the 2021 season at an annual cost of $2.55 million per year. While that price point still lags behind some major programs in the Big Ten, it nearly doubles Wilson's previous salary of $1.3 million per year -- and is a far cry from Bill Lynch's final season in 2010. In that season, Lynch only made $800,000 coaching football at a Power 5 school. Without accounting for any other additional earnings that coaches often receive, Wilson's new deal would have ranked as the 41st most well-compensated coach in college football in 2015, right behind West Virginia's Dana Holgorson and ahead of Miami's now-fired Al Golden. It makes Wilson the 6th highest-paid coach in the Big Ten -- just ahead of new Maryland head coach DJ Durkin.

Despite his 20-41 overall record, Indiana has seen marked progress as a program both on and off the field under Wilson. The comes on the heels of Indiana's first bowl trip since 2007 -- and a wildly entertaining (while heartbreaking) season for players and fans that featured near-misses against the Big Ten's best. Wilson's exciting, up-tempo is translating in the stands, too -- Indiana was just one of a few schools across the nation to see an attendance increase in 2015.

Oh, and Wilson was excited. He #BOOM'd his own contract extension -- an occasion normally reserved for landing new recruits.

#BOOM - It's a Gr8 Day 2 Be a Hoosier #812 - Solid Foundation & Excited as #iufb Moves Forward - #GoIU — Kevin Wilson (@IUCoachWilson) January 11, 2016

The full release is below.