Rumors were flying. Tweets were twittering, or whatever they do, and texts were being sent with bold statements or tough questions.
At any given moment Thursday afternoon, the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville had a new athletic director, and minutes later it didn't. The process continued.
The search firms the UA hired to vet the athletic director applications and the head football coaching search continued to vet and search.
When it was announced that Korn Ferry would vet those under consideration for the job, it was assumed that would be five or six people and an announcement would be made by the end of the week.