Wayne State football coach Paul Winters turned down an offer with the University of Akron and has signed an extension through 2016 to stay with the Warriors. Akron officials drove to Detroit on Sunday night to meet with Winters, and they offered him a contract. Winters thought about the Division I offer overnight, but told Wayne State athletic director Rob Fournier on Monday morning that he was staying with the team. "We are ecstatic that he decided to stay," Fournier said. "This is an early Christmas gift for us." Winters guided the Warriors to the Division II championship game, where they lost, 35-21, to Pittsburg State on Saturday. Wayne State earned its first trip to the postseason, then reeled off four consecutive road wins to make the title game. This season, the Warriors finished 12-4 and tied for second in the GLIAC. They advanced through the playoffs as a 33 seed.

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