Boise State has requested preliminary approval from the State Board of Education for a new contract for football coach Chris Petersen ? increasing his salary to at least $2 million per year.
The entire contract won?t go to the State Board until February, but the school wants the board to approve the $375,000 raise for this year at a special meeting Wednesday.
Petersen surfaced as a possible candidate for several high-profile jobs in November and December and CBS Sports reported Tuesday morning that Penn State had not given up on hiring him.
Boise State tried to address Petersen?s contract in executive session last Friday but the board decided it couldn?t take any action without a public meeting. That meeting was announced late Tuesday afternoon.
Petersen?s new contract will be for five years with a $2 million compensation package, plus incentives in the first year. Right now, he is scheduled to make $1.625 million in 2012 under terms of a rolling five-year contract that was announced at the 2010 Fiesta Bowl and upgraded slightly in February and October 2011. That deal calls for a $100,000 raise each year and a one-year extension each time the Broncos win eight games.
The rest of the details for the new contract will be revealed in advance of the State Board meeting scheduled for Feb. 15-16. Petersen?s pay will come entirely from program revenue, meaning no state-appropriated dollars will be used.
The information provided to the State Board by Boise State states that the university negotiated the new contract ?following this last season.? The Broncos concluded the season by beating Arizona State on Dec. 22 in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas.
Petersen is 73-6 in six seasons as the Broncos? head coach. He has won four conference titles, two Fiesta Bowls and three national coach of the year awards. The Broncos last month became the first program in Football Bowl Subdivision history to win 50 games in four years.
MOORE, ILOKA TO COMBINE
Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore and safety George Iloka have received invitations to the NFL Scouting Combine, they said Tuesday. The combine is Feb. 22-28 in Indianapolis.
Both also will play in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 28.
Moore will train in Irvine, Calif. He signed with the agency Athletes First. Iloka is training in Los Angeles.
More Broncos are expected to receive combine invites.
PATTI TOSSES TD PASS
Boise State quarterback commit Nick Patti, who joins the program in two weeks, led a touchdown drive Tuesday in Phoenix in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. The speedy product of Dr. Phillips High in Orlando, Fla., made two nice runs and then fired a touchdown pass while scrambling to his right.
On Thursday, Eagle High senior quarterback Tanner Mangum will play in the Under Armour High School All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will be televised starting at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN. Mangum has committed to BYU.
MOORE LEADS NATION
With only a few bowls left, it appears Moore will lead the nation in completion percentage (a school- and Mountain West-record 74.3 percent). He likely will finish second in TD passes (school- and Mountain West-record 43) and third in pass efficiency (175.19).
Moore finished first (2010), second (2009) and 12th (2008) in efficiency in his first three seasons.
TEVIS GETS ALL-STAR NOD
Boise State linebacker Aaron Tevis will play in the Casino del Sol College All-Star Game in his hometown of Tucson, the Arizona Daily Star reported. The game is Jan. 16.
SUGAR TRIP FOR CHRIS POTTER
Boise State wide receiver Chris Potter, who will be a senior this year, participated in a children?s clinic Monday at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans along with other members of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
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