FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles said he has, in effect, offered the basketball job to his No. 1 candidate even though he had not spoken to him.

Arkansas also is willing to pay “the competitive rate” for a quality coach even it means he would make more than the football coach, Houston Nutt, for the time being, Broyles said Tuesday.

The leading candidate is strongly believed to be Texas A&M Coach Billy Gillispie.

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This article was published March 28, 2007 at 6:00 a.m.

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