If Butch was gone and we had an interim coach id be more inclined to believe ppl having inside info.
As it stands now anything over, "IF" Butch is let go Currie has the $ for the buyout and the $ to go after any big name coach and Gruden is 1-20 on the list, would be very unprofessional of the UTAD to have known even by the Knox money. Somebody saying something along those lines, sure.
Id venture to say outside of Currie/advisors, Haslam, Gruden, Peyton/Fulmer maybe and a handful of "behind the scenes" guys that feel out the back channels and report, theres probably nobody that would (or should) know of any discussions about Gruden replacing Butch and the contract details etc. None of those ppl get where they are by blabbing.
It just doesnt add up imho