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Ken Niumatalolo turns down Arizona Wildcats, will stay at Navy

Reports surfaced Sunday morning that Ken Niumatalolo has turned down the offer to become the next head football coach at Arizona and will remain at Navy.

It was later confirmed by the coach the he will not be the one to replace Rich Rodriguez in Tucson.

It was thought perhaps that this decision-making process would linger to Monday, possibly longer.

But it's back to the drawing board for Arizona and athletic director Dave Heeke.

Statement from Coach Niumatalolo: "After much prayer and pondering it has become crystal clear that USNA is a special place with special people and I love it here.