61.   Late Wednesday, he informed Roy T. Brophy, head of the UC search committee, that he was withdrawing his name.

62.   Lake recently withdrew his name for consideration as director of Central Intelligence after his management abilities were questioned.

63.   Louisiana Tech coach Gary Crowton also was considered, but he withdrew his name late Sunday night.

64.   Mike Fratello was in contention early but withdrew his name.

65.   Navy coach Charlie Weatherbie, long considered the front-runner for the position, withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday night.

66.   New Mexico State coach Tony Samuel, a former Nebraska assistant, withdrew his name Friday.

67.   On the Democratic side, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts also withdrew his name, citing the time and money required to mount a campaign.

68.   One has to assume that many of them will survey the landscape and withdraw their names, as John Wallace did last year.

69.   One of those cited as a leading contender withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday.

70.   Other finalists for the FSU job were Louisiana Tech assistant Nel Fortner and University of Maine coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie, who withdrew her name from consideration.