Abilene Christian has a Kentucky connection. First-year athletic director Allen Ward came from Murray State, where he was AD for 13 years.
Ward kind of acknowledged there’s an irony in Abilene Christian playing UK in its first NCAA Tournament game. Murray State was believed to have wanted to play UK in a regular-season game.
When asked about Murray State seeking such a game, Ward took the route of neither confirming nor denying.
“My coaches handle their scheduling,” he said Monday. “There’s a lot of rumors out there. I said, one, I’m not sure we want to play Kentucky.