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What has been speculated for most of the week has become a reality: Andy Kennedy has been named UC's interim head coach. For a guy who interviewed at Southern Miss and Louisiana Monroe and didn't get those openings, the University of Cincinnati is a great job with bad timing. On top of that, he is only the interim coach and the school is expected to conduct a nationwide search for the long-term solution. In fact, UC's athletic director Bob Goin announced he will step aside at the beginning of next year and allow his replacement evaluate where the program is and decide on a permenant coach. And what coaching candidates they can lure will depend on the ground rules set forth by the new A.D. and University President Nancy Zimpher.

While Kennedy's interim status was being determined, the former coach stopped by a local restaurant to thank fans who were rallying to support him last night. Bob Huggins is well known for his emotional outbursts on the court, but this was a much different side of the man that most don't get to see. While his place in history is secure, his immediate future outlook is hazy. No word yet as to what he will do this winter or if he will return to coaching.