Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun, a top candidate for the West Virginia job, will remain with the Aggies and is expected to sign a lucrative extension, according to multiple reports. In his first season at the helm,

Calhoun is the fourth coach is the last five seasons for the Aggies. He replaced Danny Sprinkle, who left USU after just one season. Ryan Odom coached the Aggies for two seasons — 2021-22 and 2022-23. Craig Smith was the coach for three seasons before Odom.

USU doesn’t do this. It does not retain its head basketball coach. It loses him, then replaces him, then loses him, then replaces him, then loses him and replaces him again.