Turner Gill will be on the Buffalo sidelines next season.

Gill and the university announced Tuesday afternoon that the coach has received a contract extension and a raise.

Details of the deal were not disclosed, but the school did note that Gill’s contract would run through 2013 with a rollover option each season. Gill’s pay increase will make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the Mid-American Conference. His assistants also will receive pay raises.

“On the day I came here to be the head coach I told my team that one day we would be successful here at the University at Buffalo,” Gill said in a statement.

“Now, more than ever, I have never been more proud to be the head coach of this program at this great academic institution. This program has proven it can win now and it is built to continue to win in the future. I am grateful to president John Simpson and athletic director Warde Manuel for their continued support and faith in me as a football coach and leader of young men.”

Several schools, including Syracuse and Auburn, were courting Gill during the past couple weeks, but Syracuse went with New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Doug Marrone and Auburn hired Iowa State coach Gene Chizik.