Kansas City, Mo ? One year after signing a seven-year contract extension at Missouri, Mike Anderson is talking with Oregon about its head coaching job.

Missouri spokesman Dave Reiter said the university gave Oregon permission Thursday night to speak with Anderson, who was in El Paso, Texas, to play in a charity golf tournament sponsored by former mentor Nolan Richardson. Anderson coached under Richardson at Arkansas from 1985 to 2002.

Reiter said it’s not unusual for the university to grant schools permission to talk to its coaches about job vacancies. He said he didn’t know for sure whether Anderson had met with anyone about the Oregon position.

The Portland Oregonian said it confirmed that Anderson had met with Pat Kilkenny, a former Oregon athletic director who is leading the search for a new Oregon coach.

The Ducks have been without a head coach since Ernie Kent was fired a month ago after a 16-16 season and ninth-place finish in the Pac-10.

Anderson received a seven-year, $10.85 million contract extension after the 2008-09 season.