11.   Athletics director Homer Rice gave other candidates a chance to convince him they were better for the job.

12.   Athletics director Dave Braine said he was made aware of Hewitt through a mutual friend who is an NBA coach.

13.   Athletics director David Housel is mum on the interview process, but it is known he talked with Temple coach Bobby Wallace on Monday.

14.   Athletics director, however, say they have no choice but to keep running.

15.   Barnes had discussions Sunday with athletics director Andy Geiger about the opening at Ohio State.

16.   Beforehand, we would offer the Bulldogs athletics director a few basics that may ease his search.

17.   A good example is former Georgia Tech associate athletics director Bernadette McGlade, who was a candidate to succeed Rice when he retired last year.

18.   A week ago today, Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley left Gainesville to find a new football coach to replace Steve Spurrier.

19.   A year later, athletics director Steve Sloan, a former Alabama player, also was gone, as some key boosters thought he was too weak.

20.   ACC athletics directors held a conference call on Friday but nothing was resolved.