Four weeks away from signing day, the University of Hawaii football team secured a significant commitment.

UH announced that coach Nick Rolovich has reached agreement on a two-year contract extension that will run through at least the 2022 season. If the Rainbow Warriors qualify for a postseason bowl in 2019 or 2020, another year will be added, extending the deal through the 2023 season.

“It’s truly an honor to coach at my alma mater,” Rolovich, who turns 40 on Feb. 16, said in a statement. “It’s a privilege that many coaches aren’t able to do.”

Rolovich’s initial four-year contract was automatically extended a year, through 2020, when the Warriors qualified for the 2016 Hawaii Bowl. He earned a base salary of $425,000 in 2018, according to published reports. Athletic director David Matlin said in a text to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser he is not permitted to announce Rolovich’s precise salary for the extension.

UH cornerbacks coach Abraham Elimimian said his former Warriors teammate was deserving of the extension.

“What he’s been able to accomplish has been pretty spectacular, considering the last time we had a winning season at Hawaii,” Elimimian said of Rolovich, who inherited a team that had not qualified for a bowl for five years through 2015. “His first year, he was able to turn that team around and go to a bowl game.”

The Warriors were 8-6 in 2018, their first winning season since 2010.

Khoury Bethley, a safety who played in all 14 games as a true freshman this season, described the extension as “huge.”

“Coach Rolo is a really great coach, and also a father figure to a lot of us,” Bethley said. “If you need anything or need to talk, you can go straight to him without any hesitation. He cares a lot about the team and a lot about the state. The way he recruited me is the way he’s treating me here. … He always kept it 100 with me.”

Linebacker Darius Muasau and safety Tiger Peterson signed with UH during the early commitment period in December. “I’m excited to have Coach Rolo as my head coach for the next four years,” said Muasau, a senior at Mililani High. “I built a strong relationship with Coach Rolo. I feel he’s the best type of coach for the local boys and our team.”

Peterson said: “He’s a great guy. When he came over to my house (during a recruiting visit), I was like, ‘This is the coach I want to play for.’”