Report: Utah State finalizing new deal with Jerrod Calhoun
March 25 - Utah State is working to finalize a new contract with coach Jerrod Calhoun as 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 of San Diego State, who took his team to the NCAA championship game in 2023.
According to the USA Today salary database for college basketball coaches, Dutcher made $2.4 million in the 2024-25 season, with Calhoun earning $1 million.
In his first season in Logan, Calhoun led the Aggies to a 26-8 record, which includes a first-round loss to UCLA in the NCAA Tournament.
Calhoun had been rumored as a strong candidate for the vacant job at West Virginia, where he was on the staff under former coach Bob Huggins from 2008-12.
Utah State has become a steppingstone job for coaches, and Aggies leadership clearly didn't want to transition to a new coach again. Calhoun was their fourth coach in five seasons.
Craig Smith held the job for three seasons (2018-21) before departing for Utah. Newly hired Virginia coach Ryan Odom followed him for the next two seasons before leaving for VCU. And Danny Sprinkle spent one season in Logan (2023-24) before taking over at Washington.
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