Pat Forde of Yahoo.com is reporting that Kentucky assistant coach Kenny Payne met with Mississippi State officials yesterday in New Orleans.
[LEFT][COLOR=#111111][FONT=arial][I] [URL=”http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/mbg/”]Mississippi State[/URL] athletic director Scott Stricklin met at the Ritz-Carlton hotel here Friday with [URL=”http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/kaf/”]Kentucky[/URL] assistant coach Kenny Payne, sources have told Yahoo! Sports.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#111111][FONT=arial][I]Stricklin is looking for a head coach after Rick Stansbury retired earlier this month.
Payne, a native of Laurel, Miss., is in town with the No. 1-ranked Wildcats, who play [URL=”http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/laq/”]Louisville[/URL] on Saturday night in the Final Four.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#111111][FONT=arial][I]Stricklin did not immediately return a message left Friday evening by Yahoo! Sports.
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The Mississippi State search has meandered a bit in recent days, resulting in a request from Stricklin to Bulldogs fans to have patience. He issued a statement Thursday saying that “no deadline has been imposed on the search.[/I]
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Translation to fans: wait till Tuesday.[/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT]
