Chris Petersen Reportedly Agrees to Contract Extension with Washington Huskies

Washington Huskies head football coach Chris Petersen will reportedly be with the team for the foreseeable future.On Monday, Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated reported the school extended his contract through the 2023 season. Thamel noted the deal "gives Petersen what is believed to be the richest contract in the Pac-12" at an average annual salary of $4.875 million.Adam Jude of the Seattle Times also reported on the deal.Thamel wrote Petersen was previously set to make $4 million in the last two years of his previous deal.Petersen took over the Washington job before the 2014 season and directed an impressive turnaround. The Huskies hadn't won double-digit games since the 2000 campaign before he arrived, and they also went 0-12 in 2008 and 1-10 in 2004 during a particularly concerning stretch.Petersen went 15-12 with two bowl appearances in his first two years with Washington and then led the program to a 12-2 record, College Football Playoff appearance and a Pac-12 title in 2016. In all, he is 27-14 with the Huskies after he went 92-12 in eight years at Boise State.The Huskies figure to compete for a Pac-12 crown under Petersen again in 2017 thanks largely to the offensive trio of quarterback Jake Browning, wide receiver Dante Pettis and running back Myles Gaskin.This article will be updated to provide more information as it becomes available.For more news, rumors and related stories about Chris Petersen, the Washington Huskies and college football, check out the college football and Washington streams onBleacher Report's app.
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