While 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh faces questions almost daily about his long-term status, Tony Sparano has gone about his business coaching the Raiders on an interim basis without much being said in regard to where he stands.

“I kind of knew that question was going to be coming down the road here,” Sparano said Monday in his weekly, day-after-game news conference. “It’s a question for somebody else. It’s not a question for me.”

Sparano was posed the question, in part, because owner Mark Davis hasn’t said anything about the matter since Sparano was promoted to succeed fired coach Dennis Allen after four games and general manager Reggie McKenzie has turned down all interview requests this season.

Harbaugh is among a slew of candidates who has been mentioned as a potential full-time option for the Raiders next season.

Davis said the day Sparano was introduced that it’s conceivable that Sparano is the guy, but that remained to be seen.

The Raiders went 0-4 under Allen. They are 2-7 under Sparano, including wins in two of the past three games against the 7-3 Chiefs and 7-5 49ers.

“I was given a job to do several weeks ago,” Sparano said. “I’m trying to do the job the way that I know how to do the job.”

Sparano went 29-32 during a four-year stint with the Dolphins from 2008-11. He has said numerous times how much he enjoys coaching this Raiders team.

That close relationship with his players, in turn, might work in Sparano’s favor when it comes to Davis naming a full-time coach.

“I know where our players are,” Sparano said. “I know what they think. I know how they respond. I can tell by their response. I feel really good about where we are right now. I love this group of guys, I like coaching them and I love this team. That’s all I’ll say.”