COLLEGE STATION — Georgia coach Mark Richt has declined Texas A&M's offer to be its next coach, according to a high-ranking A&M insider, apparently leaving one man left in the Aggies' search: Houston's Kevin Sumlin.

The insider said late Friday that Sumlin, 47, perhaps could be named as Mike Sherman's successor today or as late as Monday. Sumlin, considered one of the top candidates all along, has guided the Cougars to a 12-1 season with an upcoming trip to the TicketCity Bowl in Dallas against Penn State on Jan. 2.