Utah’s athletic department is making an even bigger investment in defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley, who will have a rebuilding project in 2020 with the anticipated loss of eight starters.
Scalley, who was in the first year of a two-year contract that pays him $820,000 annually, received a “contract amendment,” the school announced Monday. The deal is designed to ensure Scalley's presence in the football program “for years to come,” Ute coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement.
Scalley's name was connected to UNLV's head coaching position. Three other Mountain West programs have vacancies: Colorado State, New Mexico and Fresno State.