CORVALLIS — The Oregon State football coaching search is heating up, and a final decision could leak from the walls of the school’s athletic offices in the coming days.

Final interviews were expected this week, according to multiple reports, and one possible name was rendered moot Tuesday.

North Dakota State coach Tim Polasek, believed to be among the finalists for the OSU job, signed a new contract Tuesday with the Bison. Presumably, his candidacy in Corvallis provided extra leverage in those negotiations.

Barring a last-minute candidacy for newly fired California coach Justin Wilcox , that puts OSU at an inflection point.

Sources on the periphery of the coaching search told The Oregonian/OregonLive that OSU is down to two finalists: Montana State coach Brent Vigen , and Alabama

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