EUGENE — With his coaching staff all signed through at least early 2021, Mario Cristobal is nearing a contract extension of his own.

Cristobal, who went 9-4 in his first full season at Oregon, and UO are finalizing a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the Ducks through January 2024.

“It’s almost done,” Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Mullens said Cristobal’s extension isn’t expected to require approval of UO’s board of trustees, who held their final meeting of the academic year Wednesday and Thursday.

Cristobal, who is earning $2.5 million per year in salary, declined to comment on the contract negotiations earlier this month, but the sides have been in talks for months, even before Oregon’s win over Michigan State in the Redbox Bowl.

But Cristobal wanted to restructure his staff, close out the 2019 recruiting class, get through spring practice and now spring recruiting before focusing on his own contract.

Oregon hired wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight, inside linebackers coach Ken Wilson and defensive coordinator Andy Avalos during the winter. In April, offensive line coach Alex Mirabal, tight ends and special teams coach Bobby Williams, safeties and assistant head coach Keith Heyward and cornerbacks coach Donte Williams and strength and conditioning coach Aaron Feld all signed extensions with raises through 2021.

“Credit to Mario, we’ve basically had it done for a while,” Mullens said. “It’s just been his highest priority to get across the finish line. It’s coming. He got locked into spring football. It was all done really, we just got to dot the Is, cross the Ts and sign.”