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Report: Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger, ex-Texas coach Rick Barnes in the mix for UCLA job

Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger has made a career out of being a program builder, and he might be looking to continue that legacy at another school.

According to a report from the Los Angeles Times' Ben Bolch, Kruger has interviewed for the vacant UCLA job. And while Kruger is being considered, it's former Texas coach Rick Barnes who is considered to be the frontrunner, per Bolch.

Latest I've heard is that Rick Barnes and Lon Kruger have been interviewed for the UCLA job, with Barnes considered the frontrunner. He's 64, two years younger than Kruger, and is coming off a national-coach-of-the-season at Tennessee.