Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Mick Cronin explains the 79-72 loss to Iowa. Kareem Elgazzar, kelgazzar@enquirer.com
University of Cincinnati basketball coach Mick Cronin was offered a new contract last autumn that 'functionally called for a pay cut', The Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy said a source close to the program told him.
Cronin's name has been bandied about with several recent openings in college basketball. Two of those openings were his name was mentioned – Alabama and UNLV – were filled on Wednesday.