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Tony Bennett Denies Getting Indiana Offer

Mar 29, 2008 – 1:01 PM
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Washington State coach Tony Bennett denied on Saturday a Fox Sports report that he had been offered the Indiana head-coaching job, telling ESPN's Andy Katz that he has had no such conversations:

Reached Saturday morning in Pullman, Bennett told ESPN.com, "I haven't had one conversation with [Indiana] and so, no, I haven't been offered the job.''

Washington State athletic director Jim Sterk said Saturday morning that no school has asked for permission to talk to Bennett.

With college coaches you sometimes have to parse words, and it's possible that when Bennett says he hasn't had one conversation, what he means is that his agent has been the one doing the talking. But it's also possible that the Fox Sports report was premature. Either way, Katz reports that Indiana wants to have its new coach in place by Thursday, so don't expect a long, drawn-out search.
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