Meyer’s contract extended through 2020

April 14, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

COLUMBUS

Urban Meyer keeps winning big.

Meyer can pair Ohio State’s national championship with a hefty contract extension that will make him the second-highest paid coach in college football. Meyer was rewarded Monday with an extension through the 2020 season.

His previous contract ran through the 2017 and would have paid him $4.9 million for 2015. The new terms and extension give Meyer a six-year deal. He will make $5.8 million in total compensation for 2015. His contract will average at least $6.5 million a year over the next six years. He said in a statement Monday he is “honored” to “represent this great university.”

Meyer has led Ohio State to a 38-3 record and is 24-0 in Big Ten regular-season play. The Buckeyes defeated Oregon last season to win the first College Football Playoff.

Alabama’s Nick Saban is the only coach to earn more money per season than Meyer at $7 million.

Nine Penguins earn HL all-academic honors

Youngstown

Nine Youngstown State student-athletes have been voted to the 2014-15 Horizon League winter all-academic team.

This includes Nina Grambling, Mackenzie Sturtz, Austin McLean, Eric Rupe, Conner Neu, Jon Hutnyan and Garrett Mathias for track and field.

Hedi Schlegel made it for women’s basketball and Hannah Reynolds in swimming and diving.

Boardman duo place at junior open

Freeport, P.A.

Boardman’s Brian Terlesky and Jacinta Pikunas both finished in the top three at the Pittsburgh Jr. Open this weekend. In the boys 15-18 division, Terlesky shot a two-day total of 151. He finished tied for second.

In the girls 15-18 division Pikunas finished tied for second. In her second round Pikunas posted a division-best 73. She had five birdies.

Rare horse coming again to MVRC

Wear the Mask, a rare white horse who garnered nationwide attention last month when he won a race, returns to the races on Wednesday at Mahoning Valley Race Course.

A four-year-old colt by Airdrie Apache, known for being the sire of many white thoroughbreds, Wear the Mask won his most recent race on March 9 at Mahoning Valley Race Course when he led the entire way winning an entry level allowance race by more than two lengths.

Owned by Berva Megson of Megson Farms located in Calvert City, Kentucky, Wear the Mask has been entered in Wednesday’s seventh race, an allowance event for three-year-olds and up which have never won three races at the distance of one mile with a purse of $14,700. Trained by Ivan Vasquez, he will be ridden by regular rider Megan Fadlovich and has drawn the outside post position in the seven horse field.

Brookfield having first powder puff game

On May 9 Brookfield high school girls will be taking part in the first ever powder puff football game at the school. Admission is $5 and tickets can be purchased at the gate on game day.

All proceeds will go to the football and cheerleading programs at the school.

Former Colts tight end Mutscheller dies at 85

Baltimore Colts tight end Jim Mutscheller, who caught a 6-yard pass from Johnny Unitas to set up the overtime touchdown that won the 1958 NFL championship game, has died. He was 85.

He died Friday of kidney failure at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Towson, according to Ruck Funeral Home. Mutscheller played for the Colts from 1954-61 and made the Pro Bowl in 1957. The 6-1, 198-pound native of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, also played at Notre Dame under coach Frank Leahy on the 1949 national championship team. He set a school record in 1950 with 35 pass receptions.

Staff/wire reports