Amid speculation that Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre is a potential candidate for other jobs, athletic director Rick George said he "absolutely" expects MacIntyre to remain at the school.

The No. 8 Buffaloes (10-2, 8-1 Pac-12) will play No. 4 Washington (11-1, 8-1) on Friday in the Pac-12 championship game, after which George said he will sit down with MacIntyre, as they do after every season, to discuss the state of the program. At that point, George said, they will talk about a potential contract extension for MacIntyre.

"When he's in his season we talk, but we don't talk about those kinds of things during the season," George said. "We wait until the season is over."

MacIntyre was named the Pac-12 coach of the year Tuesday and is among this year's national coach of the year favorites, but he is the lowest-paid head coach in the Pac-12, according to the USA Today coaching salary database. He signed a one-year extension in 2014 that runs through the 2018 season and pays him a little more than $2 million annually.

Multiple national reports have cited MacIntyre as a potential candidate for the opening at Baylor, but George did not seem concerned about that possibility, nor was he surprised that his name had surfaced.

"Look, Mike has had a great year, and it's not just Mike. It's he and his coaching staff," George said. "They've done a great job, and you would expect his name to pop up in a lot of different areas because of the success he's had, and I think that's a great compliment to what they've done. Beyond that, Mike and I will talk, like we always do, after the regular season is over, which ends Friday night."

When asked about the inevitability of his name being mentioned as a candidate for openings around the country in October, MacIntyre spoke glowingly about Colorado.

"I love it at Colorado. Truly love it. My wife loves it, my kids love it," he said. "My daughter is in grad school [at CU]. My son is on the team, he's a sophomore. My other son is a senior in high school, and we truly love it.

"I know that we will be a top-echelon program at Colorado again and be that team that everyone is talking about as one of the top-20 teams. It's a destination spot once you've been here, and it's really a special place."

Mike MacIntyre has led the No. 8 Buffaloes to a 10-2 record and an appearance in Friday's Pac-12 championship game. Ron Chenoy/USA TODAY Sports

MacIntyre arrived at Colorado before the 2013 season after three years at San Jose State, where he orchestrated an impressive turnaround that culminated with the Spartans' first-ever finish in the AP Top 25, at No. 21. Before winning the Pac-12 South this season, Colorado went just 10-27 in his first three seasons, including a 2-25 mark in Pac-12 play.

No schools have reached out to George for permission to contact MacIntyre, and while that isn't a requirement, George said he would expect to be extended that courtesy.

"Those schools that are ethical would absolutely reach out to me, yes," he said.