Posted on Wed, Mar. 22, 2006
Source: Huggins accepts KSU job
BY JEFFREY MARTIN
The Wichita Eagle
Former Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins has accepted an offer to become Kansas State coach, The Eagle learned tonight from a source who spoke to Huggins and confirmed the hiring.
"He accepted tonight," said the source, who did not want to be identified. "It's a great situation for Kansas State."
The source said a news conference is expected Thursday.
There was no word from K-State athletic director Tim Weiser. At tonight's WNIT game at Bramlage Coliseum, he maintained his silence regarding specific candidates to replace Jim Wooldridge.
"I wish I could tell you more, but I think you know how we do this," Weiser said. "It's not probably the easiest for you, but for us it's the right way to do it.
"I think we've focused in on a smaller number (of coaches) than probably what we started out with. I can't say we're any further or closer than where we might have been a week ago. We're still collecting information."
Huggins could not be reached by The Eagle today. Huggins' agent, Richard Katz, did not return phone messages.