KFDM COOP Posted April 16, 2008 Report Posted April 16, 2008 Sources: Ford likely to succeed Sutton at Oklahoma State Multiple sources have confirmed that barring unforeseen circumstances, Massachusetts coach Travis Ford is expected to be named the new head coach at Oklahoma State, ESPN's Doug Gottlieb reports. Ford, who reached a new deal on a contract at UMass less than a week ago, planned to meet with the UMass team in Amherst on Wednesday, Gottlieb reported. A week ago, at the Minutemen's end-of-season banquet, UMass athletic director John McCutcheon announced Ford, who had just turned down an offer from Providence, would be staying and had reached a new deal, but would not discuss its terms. Ford led UMass to the NIT championship game this past season, where the team lost to Ohio State. He is 62-35 in three seasons at UMass. Ford was also named as a candidate for the LSU opening, but he withdrew his name from consideration. The Tigers hired Trent Johnson on Friday. Sean Sutton resigned from Oklahoma State after going 39-29 in two seasons. The Cowboys failed to reach the NCAA tournament in 2007 and 2008. In 11 years as a head coach, Ford, who previously coached at Campbellsville, Eastern Kentucky and Massachusetts, never faced a Big 12 team. However, he was named to the Big Eight all-freshman team in 1989-90 in his one year at Missouri. During that season, the Tigers won both of their meetings with Oklahoma State.
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