61.   Georgia athletics director Vince Dooley will interview candidates in Seattle, and three or four finalists will travel to Athens for follow-up interviews.

62.   Harrick said he did not start recruiting Brunner until he received permission from Adams and Georgia athletics director Vince Dooley.

63.   Harrick met with Adams and Georgia senior associate athletics director Dick Bestwick for more than an hour.

64.   Having been rebuffed by his first two choices, LSU athletics director Joe Dean hired Samford coach John Brady to replace the retiring Dale Brown.

65.   He also has received a letter of support from Georgia athletics director Vince Dooley.

66.   He carried that athletics director for years.

67.   He said he began talking to athletics director Dick Baddour about the possibility a week ago but did not make a final decision until Wednesday night.

68.   He met with Kentucky athletics director C.M. Newton in Lexington, Ky., late Wednesday before returning to Athens Thursday morning.

69.   He is one of five candidates who interviewed with OSU athletics director Andy Geiger.

70.   Hewitt was offered the job Wednesday morning by athletics director Dave Braine.