EUGENE -- Multiple reports indicate new Oregon coach Willie Taggart will receive a five-year contract worth an average of close to $3.3 million per year.



Taggart earned $1.7 million this season at South Florida, which ranked him 62nd overall among Football Bowl Subdivision coaches, and fifth in the American Athletic Conference.



FOX Sports and SI.com each reported five-year deals for Taggart, with SI.com saying the contract would be worth $3.2 million, and FOX $3.3 million.

Source: Willie Taggart's deal at Oregon is five years at an average of $3.2 million per year. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 7, 2016

Willie Taggart is getting a 5-year contract at #Oregon. The deal will average about $3.3 million per year, source tells @FoxSports. — Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 7, 2016

The coach Taggart replaces, Mark Helfrich, earned $3.3 million in total compensation during his latest contract year and was set to earn an average of $3.5 million over five years due to terms of his contract extension signed in January 2015.

-- Andrew Greif

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