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COLUMBIA, MO. — When University of Washington coach Tyrone Willingham was fired Monday, effective at season's end, speculation on the school's potential wish list for his replacement naturally included MU coach Gary Pinkel and offensive coordinator Dave Christensen.
Pinkel played for highly regarded former Washington coach Don James at Kent State and served as his assistant at Washington for 12 years. Christensen played for James at Washington and also worked for him.
Asked Monday to comment on the opening and whether there are implications for himself or Christensen, Pinkel declined and added, "To me, that's just a distraction. I'm going to focus on this football game (against Baylor), and that's all I'm going to do."
Christensen declined comment.
Earlier this month, James told the Post-Dispatch that he would take Pinkel "in a heartbeat" but didn't expect Pinkel to be enticed by the job because of Missouri's rise, Washington's decline and Pinkel's comfort in Columbia.
"I don't know why he'd even want to consider coming out here, with the facilities he's got and the way he's got it going," James said. "I wouldn't know why anybody would want to leave Missouri now."
If you're not interested, why not just deny it coach? I'm getting giddy.