The only guy (Buning) who can talk right now .... isn't. Why not?
I'd guess that he thinks he's better off with speculation, wonder, and finger-pointing at people who are just doing their jobs (and prevented from talking by state and federal law) than he'd be if he sat down with the media and told the story.
He has to know that not saying anything is jamming up all of UND. He must mean to do it (because that's not smart to do to your boss, any boss).
So whatever this is must be worse for him than jamming up the people who pay him.
That's the only explanation that makes any sense.
That works well for the short-term, but what's that going to do for him long-term?