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DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 3, 1993                   TAG: 9311030172
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short


3 CANDIDATES REMAINING FOR NCAA JOB

NCAA officials, stunned by the withdrawal of the man many considered the leading candidate, still hope to name an executive director in the next three days.

"Everything is in a bit of flux right now, but our hope is to make an announcement by Friday," said Joseph Crowley, president of the NCAA. "But we still have a lot to discuss."

Gerald Turner, chancellor of the University of Mississippi, shocked the search committee meeting Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo., when he dropped out. As the only college president among the four finalists, Turner was considered the front-runner by many observers and enjoyed the overwhelming support of most college leaders.

As a past chairman of the NCAA Presidents Commission, Turner seemed a natural choice to succeed Dick Schultz.

His withdrawal leaves the field to two athletic directors - Cedric Dempsey of the University of Arizona and Judith Sweet of the University of California-San Diego - and a politician, former University of North Carolina athletic director William W. Cobey Jr.



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