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(AP) — Miami coach Butch Davis doesn’t mind having his name men tioned year after year with just about every coach ing vacancy in the country. He considers it a compliment even though the rumors make it look like he will someday leave the Hurricanes. Davis seemingly put those to rest Wednesday. He emphatically said he is staying at Miami, rul ing out the Alabama job as well as any other col lege or pro coaching position. “I'm not going to any other job,” said Davis, who is 50-20 in six seasons with the Hurricanes. “I took this job with the idea that this would be the last coaching job that I would take, and noth ing has changed today, in the last 48 hours or the last six years.” Just days after leading Miami (10-1) to its ninth consecutive win and its first Big East title in four years, Davis met with Houston Texans owner Bob McNair and talked to Alabama ath letic director Mai Moore about their respective coaching vacancies. But Davis said neither job would lure him away from Miami, which has offered a five-year con tract extension worth about $ 1.3 million annually. Davis, 49, is in his fourth year of a seven-year deal that pays him about $900,000 annually. He has begun negotiations with Miami athlet ic director Paul Dee on the new contract. “I hope to get something done with Miami in the very near immediate future,” Davis said. “This isn’t going to be a deal for one year and then jump ship. Ten years from now, maybe. I don’t know. Maybe if I get tired from college coaching. Who knows?” Davis, who was named the Big East coach of the year Wednesday, turned around Miami's pro gram after it was hit with numerous NCAA viola tions that resulted in 31 lost scholarships over a three-year period. “I took this job with the idea that this would be the last coaching job that I would take, and nothing has changed to day, in the last 48 hours or the last six years/' — Butch Davis ♦ Miami coach His success provided him with several coach ing opportunities in recent years, including LSU, South Carolina. Oklahoma and Arkansas. He also had been mentioned as a candidate for several NFL jobs, including New Orleans, Green Bay and most recently with the Texans. “I never had a doubt that he was staying,” said offensive tackle Joaquin Gonzalez. “He hasn't gotten the job done that he wanted to yet. ... We haven't won the national championship here. He’s done a great job here. What he’s instilled in our minds is that he’s here for the long run,” Added quarterback Ken Dorsey: '"; grateful that he's going to be here.HeV best coaches in the country, whichisvei cut in everyone wanting him.” Davis denied any possibility tki stay in Miami for another seasonaDd the Texans, an NFL expansion tc play in 2002. Houston has no lirmfc naming a coach. “The Houston job is somewhat the standpoint that it’s a fresh start,theit atives,” Davis said. "But 1 put six) enormous amount of effort and era; mi. We have an outstanding football! rently, we’ve got a terrific football tea back next year and we're having apes ing class.” Davis did see a downside totheTe\. . “They don’t have an ocean, they A beach, they don’t have 85-degreekB said. “This is a good job. This is a verjiiffl job. I like it here, my wife likes itfeiffi likes it here.” Davis showed less interest inAfeH Tide are looking to replace oustedcoadM Bose following their worst seasonsaR They finished 3-8 after being ranked ask® 3 in preseason polls. The programal: midst of an NCAA investigation. “1 listened to what he had to say ant litely told him Mr. Moore Pm flattered.D; has a rich tradition and I’m sure it’s apw I'm not interested in interviewing,"; didn’t even let him talk about money.L: want to know.” Longhorns snare themselves a Holiday in Southern California SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Holiday Bowl has hooked the Texas Longhorns for its game Dec. 29. Or, as Texas coach Mack Brown sees it, the ’Horns hooked the Holiday Bowl. “I feel the Holiday Bowl is re ally excited about this team, but they can't be more excited about us than we are about going,” Brown said after the Longhorns accepted the Holiday Bowl’s invi tation Wednesday. The No. 12 Longhorns (9-2) have a lot to look forward to on their first trip to San Diego, which happens to be the hometown of Ricky Williams, who won the Heisman Trophy at Texas in 1998. The Longhorns wanted to play in this game not only for the chance to play a top 10 team from the Pacific-10 Conference and hopefully finish in the top 10 them selves, but also for recruiting exposure in Southern California. “They really, really want to be here,” Holiday Bowl executive director John Reid said. The Holiday Bowl would like to bring in No. 5 Oregon State (10-1), but the Beavers remain in the Bowl Championship Series picture. If the Beavers receive an invitation to a BCS game on Sunday, the Holiday Bowl will invite No. 9 Oregon (9-2). Regardless of the opponent. Brown got a head start on scouting. “I got the Oregon-Oregon State film out today and started watching it,” he said during a conference call. “I figured that’s about all we can do between now and Sun day.” The Longhorns are on a six- game winning streak going into their third straight bowl game un der Brown, and their 40th overall. “We are so excited about this trip because I think it fits our year,” Brown said. “The oppo nent fits our need to play some body really good in the end to con tinue to get better because we’ve talked about fighting to get in the top 10 the last three years.” Texas is coming off a 43-17 win over Texas A&M in which sophomore quarterback Chris Simms, the son of former New York Giants quar terback Phil Simms, had a breakout game with 383 yards passing and three touchdowns. Simms started the last two games in place of Ma jor Applewhite, who has a sprained right knee. Brown said the Longhorns will know more about Applewhite’s status next week when they start run ning some passing drills around study sessions for final exams. “We are so excit ed about this trip because I think it fits our year." — Mack Brown Texas football coach — Sports in Brk Knight sounds INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Knight says he has note much since he was firedbv University. He does, howev: coaching and would love: • to the bench someday. “That’s what I’ve always: Knight said. “This isthefifi since the fall of 1962thatll| had a basketball team. “Coaching, teaching,is: challenge, and I miss that,'' told Indianapolis television: WISH in a report bre: Wednesday. “I want to portunity to do it, but Iwan: an opportunity to do it in" kind of atmosphere thatch Indiana the first 23 or2P was at Indiana.” Knight described that: phere as one where people: stood and cooperated withe' other. 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