Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Skip, Hugs and the Coaching Carousel

Dick Jerardi of the Philadelphia Daily News writes today:

It has been out there for months. And it goes like this. When this season ends, Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser will take over at Cincinnati. Remember, he had great success in Cincy at Xavier and would be a very popular choice. West Virginia coach John Beilein goes to Wake. And West Virginia alum Bob Huggins emerges from his 1-year exile to return to his alma mater.

Andy Kennedy, Cincinnati's interim coach, actually is doing a very nice job. But his team has been destroyed by injuries, so whatever small chance he had of getting the job permanently almost certainly has vanished.

Dustin Dow of the Cincy Enquirer says "not so fast" on the Prosser talk:

Is Skip a strong candidate? Yes. I've gone so far to say that if he wants the job, it's his. But that doesn't mean that Kevin Stallings at Vanderbilt isn't just as strong of a candidate. And as far as I know, he is still a candidate. Remember, Zimpher has ties to Vandy president Gordon Gee from when she and Gee were both at Ohio State. Skip is the one getting all the press, but I put it at dead-even right now between Prosser and Stallings.

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