We're getting closer...
When we last saw the Syracuse Orange HIRE-A-COACH EXTRAVAGANZA, Ohio State's Chris Ash withdrew himself from consideration for the gig, making Bowling Green's Dino Babers the odds-on favorite to be hired by the Orange. Since then, not much has been said -- until some notes yesterday and this morning, that is.
Following the report from USA Today's Dan Wolken about Babers and Syracuse, Babers himself issued a statement Thursday saying he was focused on the MAC Championship Game right now. As Syracuse.com's Stephen Baily points out, that's a bit different from his statement denying any link to the UCF job (since filled by one-time Orange target Scott Frost).