Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo dismissed ongoing rumors he is a leading candidate for the vacancy at Arizona.
“There’s nothing to it,” Niumatalolo told The Capital during a lengthy interview Monday afternoon. “I don’t know where those rumors come from … maybe because of last time, maybe because of our success as a program.”
Niumatalolo was immediately listed as a likely candidate after Arizona fired Kevin Sumlin following a three-year tenure. That was due largely to what happened in 2018 when Niumatalolo emerged as the top target, with some media outlets reporting he had been offered the job.