Yet another top college football coach has opted to remain at his current job-and alma mater-amid reported interest from one of the sport’s blue bloods. As Michigan seeks its next coach after the dismissal of Sherrone moore, Arizona State‘s Kenny Dillingham signaled that he’s staying put in Tempe, Ariz.
Dillingham has signed a new contract to remain at Arizona State, a deal that will pay him $7.5 million per year for five years, with an increased salary pool of $11 million, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports.Incentives could extend Dillingham’s deal to 10 years.
The deal is now pending board approval, per Thamel.
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The Arizona State coach, who put himself on the map last season, turning the Sun Devils from a three-win club to an 11-win Big 12 champion that took Texas to the limit in the College Football playoff, has been floated as a candidate for a number of top jobs that opened this year. As the likes of Florida,LSU,and now Michigan searched for leadership,Dillingham’s name consistently appeared in coaching carousel discussions.
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