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Coyle faces several challenges as new U athletic director

Mark Coyle
In this Dec. 14, 2013, file photo, Mark Coyle talks to the crowd during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game in Boise, Idaho.
Otto Kitsinger | AP 2013

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The new athletic director at the University of Minnesota, Mark Coyle, is expected to sign a contract today that will pay him $850,000 a year.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the challenges facing the new AD.