The Oklahoma Board of Regents approved a historic new contract for University of Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso during a Friday meeting in Tulsa.
Gasso, who has led the Sooners to four consecutive national titles, received a new deal that will average $2.05 million annually through the 2028 season, not including posssible performance bonuses.
Already the highest-paid coach in college softball, Gasso’s previous contract paid her $1.775 million for this past season and had been scheduled to pay her $1.825 million as of July 1. Instead, her compensation as of July 1 was retroactively increased to $1.9 million. It is scheduled to increase by $100,000 annually in each of the three future years.
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Patty Gasso has lost most of the key pieces that helped her coach Oklahoma to an unprecedented four straight national titles. Tiare Jennings, Jayda Coleman, Kinzie Hansen, Rylie Boone and Nicole May are gone. To make matters more difficult, the Sooners are making their debut in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference this season. Gasso, recently named the […]
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