Per Jon Rothstein, Jerrod Calhoun Finalizing Deal To Return as Head Coach Of Utah State

LOGAN, Utah- After a period of uncertainty following the end of Utah State’s season, in which several head coaching jobs opened up around the country, Jerrod Calhoun has reportedly reached an agreement with Utah State University and will return next year as the Aggies’ head coach.

According to Jon Rothstein and Jeff Goodman, Coach Calhoun will sign a contract extension to stay in Logan and will bring one of the nation’s top recruiting classes into the Dee Glenn Smith Spectrum next season.

Sources: Utah State's Jerrod Calhoun is finalizing a new deal that will make him the second highest-paid coach in the MWC behind San Diego State's Brian Dutcher.

Calhoun led the Aggies to 26 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance this season.

Continuity is in place in Logan.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 25, 2025

According to Jon Rothstein, the new contract extension is going to make Calhoun the second highest paid head coach in the Mountain West Conference, just behind Final Four head coach Brian Dutcher.

Calhoun left Youngstown State to take the job at Utah State and excelled in his first year in one of the best mid-major basketball conferences in the country. The unprecedented success started with a 10-0 start to the season. At one point, the Aggies owned the best record in college basketball against Quad 1 opponents (4-0) and were competing with some of the top teams in the country for best win percentage.

The Aggies would hit some speed bumps toward the end of the regular season, going 4-4 in their last eight. They won their first quarterfinal game in the Mountain West tournament against UNLV but were stomped by Colorado State in the semifinals.

Their resume earned them a 10-seed in the NCAA Tournament, however, the Aggies were thoroughly dominated by UCLA in the Round of 64, losing 72-47.

Regardless of how the season ended, 26 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance in year one as a head coach is an impressive feat.

About Jerrod Calhoun

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Calhoun began coaching in 2003 as a student assistant under Bob Huggins at the University of Cincinnati, following a two-year playing career at Cleveland State.

He joined the Walsh Cavaliers as an assistant in 2005 and won an NAIA National Championship.

In 2008, Calhoun reconnected with Huggins at the University of West Virginia. He spent four seasons 2008-11) as the Mountaineer director of basketball operations before serving as an assistant coach under Huggins in the 2011-12 season.

𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐘!

Welcome to 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜, Coach Calhoun!

➡️ https://t.co/6OZtqHzDMK#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/UovwRx8D3O

— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) March 30, 2024

In 2013, Calhoun was named the head coach at Fairmont State. In five seasons with the Fighting Falcons, he compiled a 124-38 (.765) record.

He was hired by Youngstown State in 2018.  In seven seasons at the helm of the Youngstown State Penguins, Calhoun was 118-106 (.527). The Penguins went 46-20 (.697) in the last two seasons, logging back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in program history.

🗣️ 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/zihkkQAR4C

— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) March 30, 2024

Tanner Tripp is a sports writer for KSL Sports covering all teams across the state of Utah. Follow him on X @tanner_tripp and Instagram @tanner.tripp here.

Brian Preece is a KSLsports.com insider covering the Utah State Aggies, Locals in MLB, and Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s Bees, Beehive baseball, and Aggie athletics coverage here.

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