Alabama fans can rest assured that Nate Oats isn’t leaving Tuscaloosa after his announcement on Monday. However, that isn’t due to a lack of interest in the open Kentucky job.
According to the Athletic’s Kyle Tucker, Oats had “serious interest” in the Kentucky job. Tucker reports that Oats has a good thing going at Alabama, and some of the Crimson Tide’s “boosters stepped up in a big way to make sure he need not look elsewhere.”
After it was revealed that Arkansas was closing in on signing Kentucky’s John Calipari to a five-year contract, Oats’ name was one of the names on every fan’s list to be Calipari’s successor. However, that’s no longer the case and Oats is set to remain in Tuscaloosa for the foreseeable future.
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