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Navy's Ken Niumatalolo is the favorite to replaced Rich Rodriguez, who was fired Jan. 2 amid accusations of sexual harassment.
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, left, questions a call with head linesman Scott Petersen, right, during the second quarter of the Texas Bowl NCAA college football game against Missouri Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 in Houston. Navy beat Missouri 35-13. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel)
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Navy Coach Ken Niumatalolo during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Southern, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in Annapolis, Md. Navy won 13-7. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
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President Barack Obama listens as Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo speaks during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 18, 2014, where he presented the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the United States Naval Academy football team. Navy finished the 2013 season with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo won't be coming to Arizona, according to multiple reports Sunday morning.Β
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo directs his players in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Ohio State in Baltimore, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, center, looks on as players walk off the field after Navy's touchdown attempt on fourth down went out of bounds in the final moments of an NCAA college football game against Rutgers in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. Rutgers won 31-24. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo tries to get the attention of an official in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Western Kentucky in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. Western Kentucky won 36-27. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, center, points as he talks to team members against San Diego State during the second half of the Poinsettia Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo speaks at the American Athletic Conference NCAA college football media days in Newport, R.I., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
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CORRECTS LOCATION TO ANNAPOLIS, INSTEAD OF COLLEGE PARK - Navy cornerback Quincy Adams, left, pours a bucket of water onto coach Ken Niumatalolo after the Military Bowl NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Annapolis, Md. Navy won 44-28. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2016, file photo, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, center, celebrates after an NCAA college football game against Connecticut in Annapolis, Md. It doesnβt matter that neither Army nor Navy are in the Top 25, or that the Midshipmen have defeated the Black Knights 14 times in a row. The Army-Navy game is Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, in Baltimore. When their football careers end, each player is obligated to begin serving in the military. Those already in battle will be represented Saturday by several men who may ultimately be by their side. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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FILE - In this April 27, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama listens as United States Naval Academy football team head coach Ken Niumatalolo speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, during a ceremony to present the team with the 2015 Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is seen on the sidelines against Fordham during an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Annapolis, MD. Navy won 52-16. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, right, reacts as he watches a failed field goal-attempt in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Memphis in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2016, file photo, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, center left, speaks with quarterback Will Worth (15) in a huddle during an NCAA college football game against Memphis in Annapolis, Md. Niumatalolo and his Tulane counterpart, Willie Fritz, are two of the nationβs foremost practitioners of the option offense. Niumatalolo played quarterback in the triple-option at Hawaii then served as an assistant under option architect Paul Johnson for 13 years. Fritz pioneered the zone option and has employed that type of attack throughout his successful 24-year career as a head coach. The two teams meet Saturday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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South Florida head coach Willie Taggart, left, shakes hands with Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo after an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. South Florida defeated Navy 52-45. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo and linebacker Josiah Powell (58) lead their team onto the field for the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, center, walks on the field in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Air Force in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, center, walks on the field in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Air Force in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo stands on the sideline in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Air Force in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2017, file photo, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo watches as quarterback Zach Abey (9) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Memphis, in Memphis, Tenn. On what could be a snowy renewal one of the nationβs top rivalries, the Black Knights (8-3) enter the 118th meeting with Navy on Saturday as a bowl-bound team again, holding a better record than the Midshipmen (6-5) for the first time since 2001. βPeople ask because you lost last year, do you want to win more?β said Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, who is 8-1 against Army. βIt never changes. Thereβs no added motivation. Itβs Army.β (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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Memphis head coach Mike Norvell watches from the sideline in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Memphis Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo leaves the field after a loss to Memphis in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis upset Navy 30-27. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo walks the sidelines during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Houston, Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, in Houston. Houston won the game 24-14. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo celebrates a touchdown against Virginia in the first half of the Military Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo watches from the sideline in the first half of the Military Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo looks on during a timeout in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Air Force, Saturday, Oct 1, 2011, in Annapolis, Md. Air Force won 35-34 in overtime. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Navy's Ken Niumatalolo remains the top target in the Arizona Wildcats' coaching search.
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Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo runs onto the field with his team prior to an NCAA college football game against Texas State, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, in San Marcos, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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The longtime coach of the Midshipmen is a native of Hawaii and a disciple of Dick Tomey.Β
Niumatalolo remained undecided as of Saturday morning and was expected to meet with his AD later in the day.
