D'oh

This frontrunner to sudden removal stuff is getting comical:

In a dramatic turn of events, Matt Doherty's name was officially removed from contention for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball coaching job, and a new, favorite emerged.

Sources close to the situation said Kent State coach Jim Christian, whose name has stayed well below the radar screen during the week-long search, is the very likely choice.

UMass officials plan to meet today. An announcement of the new coach is likely to come this week, possibly as early as tomorrow...

While UMass officials contend Doherty's candidacy was never serious, another factor in the removal of his name may involve the vacant Tennessee job. North Carolina Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz will interview today at Tennessee. If Lutz gets that job, Doherty's name is expected to surface at Charlotte.