Alvarez Just Says No

Wisconsin football coach Barry Alvarez turned down a chance to interview with the University of Miami, and Colorado State’s Sonny Lubick remains a somewhat frustrated front-runner for the job.

Hurricanes athletic director Paul Dee received permission from Wisconsin athletic director Pat Richter to talk with Alvarez, who ended the courtship before it began.

Lubick is the only coach known to have interviewed for the job of replacing Dennis Erickson, who departed last week to become coach of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.

Lubick, a former Miami assistant coach, met Sunday with Dee in Chicago. The Colorado State coach last week publicly pushed for a quick decision, and he’s still anxious to resolve the matter.