Texas Tech athletics director Gerald Myers says the school is negotiating a contract extension with Mike Leach, amid reports that the Red Raiders coach has met with the University of Washington about the Huskies' top job.
Myers couldn't confirm newspaper reports that Leach was in Seattle this week to talk to UW officials.
Myers said Leach, named Big 12 coach of the year on Tuesday, didn't seek permission for an interview and that he hadn't been contacted by Washington.
A person who answered the phone Wednesday at IMG and identified himself as one of Leach's agents disputed that Myers has offered a contract extension. He declined to give his name and hung up.
Leach has two years remaining on a five-year contract and is making $1.75 million this season.
The Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported the Leach-UW meeting, citing unidentified sources.
Earlier this week, Leach, who has two years remaining on a five-year contract and is making $1.75 million this season, said he wants "absolutely" to stay at Texas Tech but didn't directly answer a question about whether he'd talk to other schools.
Leach took the No. 8 Red Raiders (11-1) to their best record since 1973, only the third time in the program's 84 years the team tallied 11 wins.
The 10-0 start was the program's first since 1938, and the win over Texas was the first time Tech defeated a top-ranked team.
