Was Duke coach David Cutcliffe approached by Michigan about the Wolverines' coaching job?

According to NFL.com's Gil Brandt, Cutcliffe was offered the job by Michigan and turned it down.

Was told tonight #Michigan officials offered David Cutcliffe their job but the #Duke coach turned it down. Times sure have changed. — Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) December 10, 2014

Citing a source, the Detroit News said Wednesday morning there was no truth to the report Cutcliffe turned down the offer. ESPN's Chris Mortensen said there was no contact between the two parties.

To be clear, there has been zero contact between Michigan and Duke’s David Cutcliffe. No third party contact, even through search firm — Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) December 10, 2014

Cutcliffe, 60, has been at Duke since 2008. After four losing seasons, Cutcliffe's Blue Devils are heading to a third-straight bowl game in 2014 in the Sun Bowl against Arizona State. Last year's Duke team entered the ACC Championship Game at 10-2 before losing to Florida State and then to Texas A&M in the Peach Bowl.

Before coaching at Duke, Cutcliffe was the head coach at Ole Miss from 1999-2004. He coached Eli Manning at Ole Miss and was Tennessee's offensive coordinator when Peyton Manning played with the Volunteers.

If Cutcliffe did spurn the Wolverines, it's possible he simply didn't want to build another program. And yes, Wolverines, there is some building necessary after the last two years of Brady Hoke's reign. Hoke and Michigan parted ways last week.

Per TheWolverine.com, the search firm Michigan has hired for the coaching search reached out to LSU coach Les Miles to "gauge his interest." However, Miles isn't atop the list for the Wolverines. San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh also continues to be mentioned as a candidate for the job.

For more Michigan news, visit TheWolverine.com.

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