While Houston prepared for its Sweet Sixteen showdown against Kentucky, the school tried to extend head coach Kelvin Sampson’s contract, but Jeff Goodman of Stadium reported that Arkansas was also after the coach.
The latest update is from Fox 26’s Mark Berman, who said that Arkansas has not even contacted Sampson.
“I’m not going to talk about my contract situation,” Sampson said Thursday before the game. He also said it would be resolved quickly in an interview with USA Today.
If Sampson does leave, it will not be because Houston did not try hard enough to keep him.