So much for any Jeff Lebo-to-Virginia Commonwealth University talk. The Rams hired Florida assistant Shaka Smart to be their new head coach, according to multiple reports.

Lebo's name came up shortly after Anthony Grant left VCU to become the head coach at Alabama. VCU athletic director Norwood Teague, a North Carolina alum, put Lebo's name on a list of four candidates he was considering for the job.

VCU never made contact with Auburn, athletic director Jay Jacobs said Sunday.