TCU's Jamie Dixon might be coaching UCLA if not for a buyout of more than $8 million, according to multiple reports.
Now Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes has suggested that he would have been hired as the Bruins' head coach if not for a buyout, according to a report via Twitter from The Athletic's David Ubben.
UCLA introduced former Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Mick Cronin as its new head coach last Wednesday.
When Barnes decided to stay with the Volunteers - according to multiple reports earlier last week - instead of pursuing the UCLA job, legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale tweeted that the Bruins' search was "becoming embarrassing.