Utah State is working to complete a new contract with coach Jerrod Calhoun when rumors swirl about interest in him from other schools.
CBS Sports reported Tuesday that the deal would make Calhoun, 43, No. 2 in salary in the Mountain West Conference behind Brian Dutcher in San Diego State, which took its team to the NCAA Championship 2023.
According to USA Today Salary Database for College Basketball Coaches, Dutcher earned $ 2.4 million during the 2024-25 season, with Calhoun who earned $ 1 million.
During his first season in Logan, Calhoun led Aggies to a 26-8 record, which includes a first round for the UCLA in the NCAA tournament.
Calhoun had been rumored as a strong candidate for the vacant job in West Virginia, where he was in the staff under former coach Bob Huggins from 2008-12.
Utah State has become a step for coaches, and Aggie’s leadership clearly did not want to switch to a new coach again. Calhoun was their fourth coach for five seasons.
Craig Smith had the job for three seasons (2018-21) before going to Utah. The newly hired Virginia coach Ryan Odom followed him for the next two seasons before going to VCU. And Danny Sprinkle spent a season in Logan (2023-24) before taking over in Washington.
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