Tuberville had been on a previously scheduled hunting trip in Arkansas with members of his coaching staff on Thursday and early Friday. While the Camden native was in his home state, media reports in Arkansas suggested he would be named the next coach of the Razorbacks.
A number of newspapers in Alabama reported Auburn has offered Tuberville a two-year contract extension that would include a $200,000-a-year raise and run through 2013.
Auburn officials said Thursday and Friday that Arkansas has not asked permission to speak with Tuberville about the job opening with the Razorbacks. Earlier this week, outgoing Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles said the time-honored agreement of seeking formal permission to talk to coaches has been abandoned in recent years with the proliferation of agents.
