Anytime a big-time job comes up in college sports, it gets head coaches across the country paid. Anybody who could be a candidate for the job is suddenly fielding offers from their own university for a long-term extension to stay put. Vanderbilt’s Mark Byington is the latest to benefit from this phenomenon.
Byington reportedly had a contract extension offer on his desk since Vanderbilt’s season ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a loss to Nebraska, but on Saturday, he finally signed on the dotted line.
While he wasn’t one of North Carolina’s top targets, Byington was rumored to be a potential candidate who is now off the board. Since the search began, Brad Stevens has turned down a return to the sidelines, TJ Otzelberger has stated his intention to stay at Iowa State, and Ben McCollum has shot down rumors that he’s been in the mix to leave Iowa for Chapel Hill…