- UNLV offered Underwood $2MM; declined to even interview
- Underwood had several other offers available, but UNLV was the only one he mentioned by name
- Underwood has reportedly reached out to Dickey Nutt, who is an assistant at Florida St., no other solid info about assistants
- Dickey will be retained in some capacity per Holder
- Gottlieb was next up if they hadn't gotten Underwood
- Holder had settled on Underwood as his #1 probably by December
- Holder talked to Doug about the whole process and the job in December
- We are paying Underwood between $1 and 1.5MM, lowest in the Big 12; just below Brohm at Iowa St.
- All returning players seemed genuinely excited about Underwood.
Last edited:
