Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton said he has not been contacted by any school inquiring to talk to offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe about a job opening. But the process of gauging the interest of potential job candidates has changed so that an athletic director might be contacted very late in the discussions.

Often search firms contact the candidate directly.

"If you get contacted by an institution now, it's generally pretty far down the line," Hamilton told The Associated Press.

Meanwhile, the renovation of Neyland Stadium is continuing. A request for proposals for new LED signage around the interior bowl of the stadium has gone out, Hamilton said.

The new signs are slated to be in place for next football season. Design is under way for renovations in the west concourse and locker room that should be complete in 2008.