Whether Don Kaverman pulled his name out of the running to become the associate athletics director at Ferris State (Mich.) University or simply was not offered the job is open for debate.

But regardless of the scenario, the end result is that SEMO's director of athletics is staying with his current position.

And that brings up an interesting question.

How will Kaverman's interest in the post at Division II Ferris State impact his future at SEMO when his current contract expires in June of 2009?

There has been speculation that Kaverman's run at SEMO will end in June. He is in his 10th year at the university.

But if the SEMO administration did intend on extending Kaverman's contract, will the fact he flirted with Ferris State have any bearing on that?

It will definitely be interesting to see how things play out down the line.

By the way, Kaverman told me Friday that he withdrew his name from consideration for the Ferris State position before the school even made its decision.

Kaverman said the job was intriguing for several reasons -- mainly because that area is basically home to he and his wife Sue and they plan to retire there some day, along with the fact he worked at Ferris State for six years in the 1980s -- but didn't feel it was right for him at this time.

But Toby Carrig reported on his blog that, according to sources, Ferris State athletic director Tom Kirinovic was leaning away from Kaverman when Kirinovic made his recommendation about the job Wednesday following Kaverman's on-campus interview and public forum earlier in the day.

But, like I wrote earlier, it really doesn't matter how Kaverman came to the decision to remain at SEMO.

The thing that matters now is what's going to happen in June.

Stay tuned for that one.