21.   North Carolina officials declined to comment on the report or the status of the coaching search.

22.   Rumors spread at TCU that several younger players might be considering transferring from the school depending on the outcome of the coaching search.

23.   Reese, who was responsible for the coaching search, wanted a head coach whose philosophy is similar to his.

24.   Sounds like perfect advice for a Jerry Jones coaching search, too.

25.   Such youth brought renewed interest to the coaching search and led Baylor to re-open his search.

26.   Still, what is left is a coaching search that is mystifying, to say the least.

27.   The consensus here Tuesday night was that, with Stoops and Shanahan saying no, the Florida coaching search could now take a while, certainly past Friday.

28.   The Jets, who are moving to the Valley next season to become the Phoenix Coyotes, now are in the process of a coaching search.

29.   The move was an emotional one for Jarvis, whose name has been raised in almost every high-profile coaching search in recent years.

30.   The surprising choice came Wednesday, as school officials were in simultaneous contact with Carroll and San Diego Chargers Mike Riley, the two finalists in the coaching search.