Newly hired UNLV coach Chris Beard met Thursday in Las Vegas with officials from Texas Tech, who are looking to replace departed Tubby Smith.
And while the optics are bad, given that Beard has been officially on the job at UNLV only a matter of days, there is context for his interest in the Red Raiders job: He was an assistant at Texas Tech for 10 seasons under Bob Knight and Pat Knight.
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Still, UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy, who confirmed Beard's meeting with Texas Tech officials, doesn't want the situation to drag out, she said in a statement released Thursday night (via ESPN.