3 days before his hire as an option if the dream candidates said no.
https://x.com/mattnorlander/status/1778612581923422670?s=46&t=mLyjlWXWJppNfqM6aHprKw
Mitch Barnhart ID'd Mark Pope as a candidate for the UK job three days ago, per a source. This was not an impromptu decision on Thursday. Pope had a previously arranged meeting with UK for earlier today that was set days ago in the event higher-tier candidates fell through.