ATHENS - Former Georgia athletic director Vince Dooley said today he's not a candidate to lead Auburn's athletic department, ruling out a return to his alma mater.
Dooley says he got a call this week from Hal Baird, Auburn's athletic assistant to the president. He says they agreed that at this time, he and Auburn would not be a good fit.
Dooley's 25-year tenure as Georgia's athletic director ended in acrimony on June 30th. He wanted a contract extension but was denied by university president Michael Adams.
Auburn is seeking a replacement for retiring A.D.David Housel, who will step down in January.
Dooley's age - he turns 72 on Saturday - made him a longshot candidate to replace Housel, who agreed to retire after embarrassing revelations that he took part in a secret trip to interview a potential replacement for football coach Tommy Tuberville.
Dooley played football and basketball for the Tigers, and was an assistant football coach at the school before being named Georgia's head coach in 1964.
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