Tom Crean reportedly met with Pitt regarding its coaching vacancy on Tuesday, but just two days later, the former Indiana head coach accepted the same position at Georgia, replacing the recently deposed Mark Fox.
Georgia announced the move Thursday, wrapping up an aggressive five-day search that first saw the Bulldogs linked to another high-profile former Big Ten coach.
The university previously offered the job to former Ohio State head coach Thad Matta, but he turned it down on Wednesday. Matta, another candidate coveted by many Pitt fans, remains available, but his comments regarding the Georgia job cast doubt on the possibility he would accept the Pittsburgh job — or perhaps any coaching job — at this point.