By MICHAEL MURPHY
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

For University of Houston athletics director Dave Maggard, the hunt goes on for a football coach to replace Art Briles. But a person with knowledge of the situation says that the search has been narrowed to two candidates -- former NFL and Cougars coach Jack Pardee and Notre Dame offensive coordinator Michael Haywood.

Pardee said Tuesday that he had not been offered the job, and Haywood could not be reached for comment. Maggard would not comment on the situation, saying only that "there is still a lot of work to do."