<p>Northwestern has extended coach David Braun's contract through the 2031 season.</p><p>The school announced the extension Thursday. Financial terms weren't released.</p><p>Braun is in his fourth season at Northwestern and carries a 20-19 record into Saturday's game with Colorado. Northwestern went 7-6 and beat Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl last season.</p><p>Northwestern vice president for athletics and recreation Mark Jackson said in a statement that Braun "is everything that we need in a head coach."</p><p>"He recruits young men of high character who embrace our elite academic environment and who compete in the most competitive conference in the country," Jackson said. "David develops our student-athletes at a time when retaining talent has never been harder, and they choose to remain Wildcats when other options appear. He does it with a rare combination of relentless competitiveness and integrity."</p><p>Braun arrived at Northwestern as a defensive coordinator on Pat Fitzgerald's staff in January 2023 and was named interim head coach later that year after Fitzgerald was fired amid <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/northwestern-hazing-scandal" >a team hazing scandal. </a>Fitzgerald later sued the school before reaching a settlement.</p><p>Northwestern went 8-5 under Braun in 2023 after going 1-11 a year earlier, a turnaround that helped him get the interim tag removed from his title. After slipping to 4-8 in 2024, Northwestern rebounded to earn bowl eligibility last season.</p><p>The Wildcats opened the 2026 season by beating South Dakota State 34-18.</p><p>"I am so honored to have the opportunity to lead a storied football program at an institution that demands and expects excellence, instills character, and provides a transformative experience for its student-athletes on and off the field," Braun said in a statement released by the school.</p><p>Before coming to Northwestern, Braun was a defensive coordinator at the Championship Subdivision level with North Dakota State, which won two titles during his tenure.</p><p>Braun was born in Lake Forest, about 20 miles from Northwestern's campus.</p>
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