MEMPHIS, TENN. — Sitting behind a microphone in a conference room at the Embassy Suites Memphis Hotel on Thursday afternoon, Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich answered questions about preparing his team to face Missouri in Monday's Liberty Bowl.
Four hundred miles away in Knoxville, University of Tennessee fans are asking questions about who their next offensive coordinator is going to be, and whether Yurcich could be that guy.
For the last three weeks, Yurcich's name has been among the top candidates among varied reports and rumors.
“I know you guys gotta do your job, and my job is to prepare this team for Missouri,” Yurcich said on a rainy Thursday afternoon following a Liberty Bowl news conference.