After a record setting football season on the Palouse, the Washington State Cougars have locked in their head football coach for another season. WSU athletics announced today that athletic director Pat Chun has rolled Leach’s contract over to extend through 2023. Additionally, Chun announced that defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys had a agreed to a new three-year deal running through 2021.
Leach will get a raise to $4 million dollars starting with the 2020 season, plus a $750,000 retention bonus at the end of the year. The terms of Claeys’ new deal were not disclosed but he was earning $650,000 under the previous one that ended after the coming season.