Stevens is much too smart for that and said so to Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman, which was actually the best gift he could have given Indiana athletics director Scott Dolson, who no longer has to operate a coaching search with his entire fan base huffing the highest quality hopium.

T.J. Otzelberger has led the Cyclones to a top 10 national ranking all season after a Sweet 16 run with 29 wins a year ago. But would he leave after signing a long extension?

Michigan and coach Dusty May have agreed to a multi-year contract extension, Wolverines athletic director Warde Manuel announced Friday. The news comes amid a successful first season for May with the No. 12 Wolverines and at a time when Indiana is in the market for a new coach.

Michigan has agreed to a multiyear contract extension for Dusty May, who this season became the first basketball coach in school history to win his first 13 home games.

Rick Pitino said he hasn’t been contacted about the Indiana job, but if Pitino was Indiana’s athletic director, he would hire Ole Miss coach Chris Beard.