Dave Rice

[Vega]

UNLV coach Dave Rice no longer is a candidate for the South Florida job, sources told ESPN.

Rice met with new USF athletic director Mark Harlan in Tampa on Friday, sources told ESPN. Rice flew back to Las Vegas on Friday and was scheduled to meet with UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy.

Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY SportsDave Rice won't leave UNLV to take the job at South Florida, according to sources.

"Dave does have a solid offer from South Florida," Kunzer-Murphy told the Las Vegas Review-Journal Friday night. "I really think that (Saturday) we'll have it resolved."

Sources told ESPN that Rice did not have an "official offer" from USF, but there was an understanding he could have the job. However, that is no longer the case, sources said.

Rice, who made $700,000 at UNLV, is now expected to remain at his alma mater. USF is expected to pay its new coach more than $1 million a year.

Rice was a former assistant at BYU who has been at the helm at UNLV the past three seasons. He is an alum who took the Runnin' Rebels to the NCAA tournament in each of his first two seasons, but the team struggled this season and finished 20-13 overall, 10-8 in Mountain West play.

Earlier this week, the Bulls reached an agreement with Manhattan coach Steve Masiello -- a five-year deal worth nearly $6 million -- but then parted ways after it was discovered that Masiello did not earn a degree from the University of Kentucky, as was stated on his resume.


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Edited March 29, 2014 by Vega

[Vega]

Corey Allen Jr. #4 â€@Corey_Allen4 

Hate going day by day in the dark about this coaching situation.

[Dogma]

NM

Edited March 29, 2014 by dogma

[Sellular1]

Dave Rice staying at UNLV

Updated: March 29, 2014, 12:22 PM ET

By Jeff Goodman and Brett McMurphy

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UNLV coach Dave Rice no longer is a candidate for the South Florida job, sources told ESPN.

Rice met with new USF athletic director Mark Harlan in Tampa on Friday, sources told ESPN. Rice flew back to Las Vegas on Friday and was scheduled to meet with UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy.

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Dave Rice won't leave UNLV to take the job at South Florida, according to sources.

"Dave does have a solid offer from South Florida," Kunzer-Murphy told the Las Vegas Review-Journal Friday night. "I really think that (Saturday) we'll have it resolved."

Sources told ESPN that Rice did not have an "official offer" from USF, but there was an understanding he could have the job. However, that is no longer the case, sources said.

Rice, who made $700,000 at UNLV, is now expected to remain at his alma mater. USF is expected to pay its new coach more than $1 million a year.

Rice was a former assistant at BYU who has been at the helm at UNLV the past three seasons. He is an alum who took the Runnin' Rebels to the NCAA tournament in each of his first two seasons, but the team struggled this season and finished 20-13 overall, 10-8 in Mountain West play.

Earlier this week, the Bulls reached an agreement with Manhattan coach Steve Masiello -- a five-year deal worth nearly $6 million -- but then parted ways after it was discovered that Masiello did not earn a degree from the University of Kentucky, as was stated on his resume.

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[inTransit]

Whoever leaked this one needs a kick in the head. 

[Ricky the Bull]

I really do think that MH's needs to plug the apparent hole that the leaks are emanating from.  The only leaks that should be coming out are the ones that are meant to go out.

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

USF is just killing time until Masiello completes his degree.

[hm101]

Leak? As in Rice himself confirming he had spoken with USF?

[Dogma]

I really do think that MH's needs to plug the apparent hole that the leaks are emanating from.  The only leaks that should be coming out are the ones that are meant to go out.

 

Unfortunately I think most of these leaks are from the candidate's side: Pitino opening his mouth about Masiello, and the UNLV AD about Rice.

There's not much that can be done about that

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

 

I really do think that MH's needs to plug the apparent hole that the leaks are emanating from.  The only leaks that should be coming out are the ones that are meant to go out.

 

Unfortunately I think most of these leaks are from the candidate's side: Pitino opening his mouth about Masiello, and the UNLV AD about Rice.

There's not much that can be done about that

 

Squealers sleep with the fishes?