Hold it, Hurricanes.

Kansas University defensive coordinator Bill Young, who has been on coach Mark Mangino’s football staff since 2002, denied a published report Wednesday that he already has accepted a deal to be defensive coordinator at Miami.

“I haven’t accepted a job anywhere,” Young said when reached Wednesday evening.

Young, a 39-year veteran of the coaching ranks, has been linked to defensive-coordinator vacancies at Washington and Miami in recent weeks. CSTV.com reported Wednesday, citing unidentified sources, that Young agreed to a two-year deal to take over Miami’s defense.

The once-proud Hurricanes are coming off a 5-7 season in which they ranked 56th nationally in scoring defense. Defensive coordinator Tim Walton was fired by head coach Randy Shannon last month after just one season.

Walton was hired as defensive coordinator at Memphis last week. Meanwhile, the search for his replacement at Miami has gone on. Young apparently is being considered.

Young, a Broyles Award finalist this season, has led two of the most successful defenses in school history during his tenure at Kansas.

Young, 61, made $214,120 in base salary in 2007, according to an open-records request filed last April.

These days, elite defensive coordinators at major programs are commanding more than $300,000.