UAB granted permission to speak to Bethune-Cookman head coach Brian Jenkins

UPDATE: AL.com reporter Drew Champlin notes that Jenkins will indeed interview for the UAB head coaching job today, January 16.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - UAB has asked for and been granted permission to speak to Bethune-Cookman head coach Brian Jenkins.

Bethune-Cookman spokesperson Bryan Harvey, assistant athletics director for communications, said that UAB contacted athletics director Lynn W. Thompson on Sunday seeking permission to speak with Jenkins. Thompson granted UAB permission, but Harvey said that's all the information he had at this time.

It's unclear if there will be an interview at this point.

News of UAB's interest in Jenkins was first reported by CoachingSearch.com.

Jenkins has been at Bethune-Cookman for ...

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