Davie, Fla. ? Within hours of Dave Wannstedt’s resignation last month, LSU coach Nick Saban tried to quell inevitable speculation by releasing a statement saying he was not interested in any other jobs.

The Miami Dolphins hope he’ll change his mind.

Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga and president Eddie Jones met with Saban on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La., in what both sides called “a preliminary conversation” about the team’s search for a coach.

Saban was not offered the job, and it wasn’t immediately clear Wednesday if any more meetings between the sides were scheduled.

“No decisions were made in this meeting, and they will continue their search for a coach,” said Saban, who’s in the first year of an $18.45-million, seven-year contract with the school. “I will continue to be committed to LSU, our football program and totally focused on our bowl game versus Iowa.”

LSU (9-2) meets Iowa (9-2) on Jan. 1 in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando.

The overtures between Saban and the Dolphins have been expected for weeks, since Wannstedt ended all speculation about his future by resigning last month after Miami’s 1-8 start.

Jones — an LSU graduate — did not divulge specific details on the meeting and, like Saban, stressed that no choices had been made.

Saban is 48-15 in five seasons at LSU, taking the Tigers to bowl games in each of those years.