Charlotte is pulling its head-coaching offer to Mike Houston after the James Madison coach told the school that he wanted to pursue other options.
"Last evening, Coach Houston informed us that he had interest in exploring other head coaching opportunities, while remaining under consideration here," Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill said in a statement. "We feel great about our candidate pool and believe this instituion, our students, fans and team deserve a head coach that is 100 percent committed to the Charlotte 49ers."
Sources close to East Carolina told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg that Houston is expected to be a leading candidate for the Pirates' job after Scottie Montgomery was fired earlier this week.