UCF did right thing by giving Johnny Dawkins contract extension | Commentary

Running off at the typewriter …

Of course, basketball coach Johnny Dawkins deserves the short-term contract extension that UCF has offered him.

Knights athletic director Terry Mohajir absolutely did the right thing by giving Dawkins a reported two-year extension and a fighting chance to succeed in the brutally tough Big 12. If UCF shows progress in the next couple of seasons, Dawkins will get a longer and more lucrative extension. If the Knights struggle, then they aren’t on the...