UAB head coach Bill Clark's name has been tied to the vacancy at Southern Miss, but he won't be going to Hattiesburg.

Sources confirmed to AL.com that Southern Miss expressed interest in Clark not long after Golden Eagles head coach Todd Monken left to take the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive coordinator title.

But he won't be taking the position, which came open just days before National Signing Day as Clark and his staff have set out to recruit top talent geared toward its 2017 return to the gridiron.

"I am 100 percent staying at UAB to do what we set out to do," Clark told AL.com.

Clark led UAB to a 6-6 record in 2014 after the Blazers were just 2-10 under Garrick McGee in 2013. He then stayed with the program after president Ray Watts originally shut it down in December 2014 and brought it back last June.

UAB has signed several quality players and will host double-digit recruits on official visits this weekend.

FootballScoop.com had listed Clark's name as still remaining in the process with Florida offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier and Alcorn State head coach Jay Hopson.

Clark has a $600,000 buyout on his contract through Jan. 1, 2017.