More speculation over AD search, but still no announcements

Sunday, December 5, 2010

The leader of Kansas’ athletics director search committee said Sunday he had “no idea” whether University of Tulsa athletic director Bubba Cunningham was in Lawrence as speculated.

Ray Evans, who leads the 10-person committee, said the committee is closer to making a selection but is still unsure on when that announcement will occur.

“A lot of this isn’t just our timeline but who we’re talking to,” Evans said.

One of those candidates is said to be Cunningham, who was thought to have been en route to Lawrence on Thursday, but a plane from Tulsa actually carried fans attending the night’s men’s basketball game against UCLA.

SportsByBrooks.com, a national sports blog, tweeted Saturday that Cunningham was in Lawrence with his family. “Likely his call if he wants the job,” the tweet continued. Evans said it would be fair to guess that the committee, once said to have met or talked with several dozen candidates, has pared the field down to about three. Evans said the committee is at a sensitive point in its search and cannot disclose much, and said any speculation on how many candidates remain or who they are would still be a guess.

— Edited by Kelsey Nill

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