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Welp, I didn’t think we’d make it to Monday morning without a new hire, but here we are. This has been the most difficult coaching search to cover and I’ve covered a few now at three different schools. It’s been even more difficult because just about every interview conducted by AD John Cunningham in this search was done remotely, over Zoom. That’s made it tougher to track what’s going on, which I think is largely by design.
But throughout, I know we’re not the only ones struggling to keep up. Seems like no one outside of Cunningham and the coaches themselves know what’s going on. I definitely thought a hire would come yesterday, which came and went without one. And here we are on Monday, with the opening of the transfer portal, again without one. That said, a hire could come at any time, so don’t be surprised whenever word finally leaks out.
Here's the latest:
*This thing is insanely close to being done. I had an excellent source tell me this morning that whoever it is is on campus and will be today. So literally an announcement could come at any time. Basically, we know it's not Kerry Coombs, but we still haven't been able to zero in on exactly who it is. I've reached out to every source I've got trying to figure out who, so hopefully one of them can get back to me soon with more insight and confirm that yes, a hire has been made.
**I mean, we have scoured our sources to try to get a sense of what’s going on. And while it’s been tough, I can tell you that as of 10 pm ET last night, Cunningham had not told any potential candidates whether they had or had not received the job. So at that point, a hire had not been made.
**Sean Lewis continues to be the name who pops up most. It’s amazing, though, that if Lewis was the guy, that he wasn’t already hired. Can’t confirm, but this makes me think he’s not the top option. And at this point, he still could be the guy, but it’s tough to say it won’t be because other options turned down the position.
***We’ve reached out to sources with Mo Linguist and have not had much information returned. I do think Linguist is still in the mix, but there just hasn’t been a lot to go on. I did have a VERY trusted source tell me Lewis and Linguist couldn’t be more polar opposite. So it’s odd to have them both as likely finalists here. Whereas Lewis is all offense, Linguist is all defense.
****Willie Fritz was mentioned to us a couple of times last night, but I was told that might be because it came from another site. Outside of that, there hasn’t really been any mention of Fritz. It’s just tough seeing UC going that direction. Fritz won at Tulane, but remember, everything came together just this season, in year seven. Tulane did go 2-10 last year. He’s 62 and I’m just not sure that’s the right fit headed to the Big 12.
*****After his name gained traction after the Big 12 championship on Saturday, it’s gone pretty quiet with Garrett Riley. I still think there’s some smoke there, based on what I heard on Saturday, but again, not much has changed there, in terms of what is coming from sources.
Like all of you, I’m eagerly awaiting any word on a hire. It’s been so quiet as the weekend went on and that’s odd, considering UC really needs to make this hire soon, between less time to recruit before signing day and the transfer portal opening. I certainly didn’t see us getting to this point without a hire.
Welp, I didn’t think we’d make it to Monday morning without a new hire, but here we are. This has been the most difficult coaching search to cover and I’ve covered a few now at three different schools. It’s been even more difficult because just about every interview conducted by AD John Cunningham in this search was done remotely, over Zoom. That’s made it tougher to track what’s going on, which I think is largely by design.
But throughout, I know we’re not the only ones struggling to keep up. Seems like no one outside of Cunningham and the coaches themselves know what’s going on. I definitely thought a hire would come yesterday, which came and went without one. And here we are on Monday, with the opening of the transfer portal, again without one. That said, a hire could come at any time, so don’t be surprised whenever word finally leaks out.
Here's the latest:
*This thing is insanely close to being done. I had an excellent source tell me this morning that whoever it is is on campus and will be today. So literally an announcement could come at any time. Basically, we know it's not Kerry Coombs, but we still haven't been able to zero in on exactly who it is. I've reached out to every source I've got trying to figure out who, so hopefully one of them can get back to me soon with more insight and confirm that yes, a hire has been made.
**I mean, we have scoured our sources to try to get a sense of what’s going on. And while it’s been tough, I can tell you that as of 10 pm ET last night, Cunningham had not told any potential candidates whether they had or had not received the job. So at that point, a hire had not been made.
**Sean Lewis continues to be the name who pops up most. It’s amazing, though, that if Lewis was the guy, that he wasn’t already hired. Can’t confirm, but this makes me think he’s not the top option. And at this point, he still could be the guy, but it’s tough to say it won’t be because other options turned down the position.
***We’ve reached out to sources with Mo Linguist and have not had much information returned. I do think Linguist is still in the mix, but there just hasn’t been a lot to go on. I did have a VERY trusted source tell me Lewis and Linguist couldn’t be more polar opposite. So it’s odd to have them both as likely finalists here. Whereas Lewis is all offense, Linguist is all defense.
****Willie Fritz was mentioned to us a couple of times last night, but I was told that might be because it came from another site. Outside of that, there hasn’t really been any mention of Fritz. It’s just tough seeing UC going that direction. Fritz won at Tulane, but remember, everything came together just this season, in year seven. Tulane did go 2-10 last year. He’s 62 and I’m just not sure that’s the right fit headed to the Big 12.
*****After his name gained traction after the Big 12 championship on Saturday, it’s gone pretty quiet with Garrett Riley. I still think there’s some smoke there, based on what I heard on Saturday, but again, not much has changed there, in terms of what is coming from sources.
Like all of you, I’m eagerly awaiting any word on a hire. It’s been so quiet as the weekend went on and that’s odd, considering UC really needs to make this hire soon, between less time to recruit before signing day and the transfer portal opening. I certainly didn’t see us getting to this point without a hire.
