No I dont think its Chadwell.
Alot of things have been going on behind the scenes since Christmas. They had to wait till outside counsel finished their due diligence, which ended with Pruitt's interview with them 6 days ago.
They got the search firm involved a couple days later to give them cover. They are letting the firm fully vet the candidates and kick the tires on any other ones. But I believe they know who they are going to hire as AD, and expect it to be announced within a week of Pruitt's firing. I think they have a short list of candidates for HC that the search firm is vetting for interest and background. Look what happened to the NY Mets with their GM Jared Porter. The Mets checked his references but did not peel enough layers of the onion off. UT Im sure is willing to take a little extra time to fully vet those they are getting ready to hire as AD and HC. We/they need to get this right.
So if that means taking some extra time to peel enough layers of the onion off to make sure we know we are getting it right, I'm fine with that. Many people want instant gratification in today's world, but haste can make waste! IMHO the stars are lining up for us to finally get this right. We seem to have the leadership in place to do it, with the backing of most of the FU money donors.
My guesses as to who the top tier candidates are (in no particular order):
Kiffin
Herman
Napier
OBrien
Gus
Darkhorses:
Neal Brown
Chadwell
Healy
Bill Clark
Satterfield
