Adam Jude of The Oregonian reports Tuesday night that George Horton — head coach of the University of Oregon baseball team since it’s rebirth in 2009 — is still without a new contract, and negotiations with the university are at a standstill with the expiration of his current deal less than a month away.
Horton’s initial contract is set to expire on Sept. 10 and was for a base salary of $450,000 a year. The new contract requested for Horton by his agent would be for $600,000, which would make him one of the highest paid baseball coaches in the country.
Baseball is not considered a “revenue sport” in collegiate athletics, and Oregon’s Athletic Department reported baseball to have an operating deficit in excess of 1.5 million dollars in 2011.
George Horton without contract extention as deadline looms
August 20, 2012
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