Kentucky now has to move on to option C after "The Longhorns coach met with reporters Thursday and said [Barnes] intends to be at Texas" The candidates are now Michigan State's Tom Izzo, Marquette's Tom Crean, Texas A&M's Billy Gillispie and Gonzaga's Mark Few. There are some reports that UK was given permission to talk to Bill G.

[UPDATE] SA-Express picked up the story now. "Mitch Barnhart called Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne about 7 p.m. Thursday night to seek permission to speak to Aggies basketball coach Billy Gillispie about the Wildcats’ vacancy. Byrne granted Barnhart permission." This is all happening very fast.

[UPDATE] ESPN has it. At this point you have to think he is gone. Every other coach took themselves out of it (Pitino, Barnes, Donovan) before being contacted. I hope he stays, but I also hope $Bill Byrne has some coaches on speed dial.