Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt has an interesting loophole in his new contract with the Ducks.
He won’t be required to pay the school any portion of his buyout should he leave to become a head coach at Kansas State.
According to his contract, he would owe Oregon $500,000 if he leaves for any other job before Jan. 31, 2018 and $250,000 for any other job after that date but before Jan. 31, 2020. But “should he voluntarily terminate this agreement to become the head football coach at Kansas State University” his buyout would disappear.
Leavitt coached at K-State as an assistant for six seasons under current head coach Bill Snyder from 1990-95.