Yes...there's a few links out there with Edsell saying 'not interested in being a candidate', but you're right. I don't believe anything 100% til the job is filled by somebody else.
Here's a local link on the latest. Fairly speculatory(blog by Donny Webb at the Post Standard), but it's something to chew on:
http://blog.syracuse.com/orangefootb...hrow_into.html