New UNLV coach Chris Beard meets with Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Chris Beard has met with Texas Tech about its coaching vacancy, less than two weeks after being named UNLV's coach.

UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy issued a statement Thursday saying Beard met with Texas Tech after the school asked permission to speak with him. She later met with Beard, and she said the issue would be resolved by Friday. Beard agreed to a contract with UNLV on March 28 but had to wait 11 days before the school's board of regents ratified his contract.