Bowden Staying At Clemson, Grobe Considers Talking To Michigan, Duke and GT

Early this morning the word going around was that Clemson's coach Tommy Bowden was in talks with Arkansas about their head coaching vacancy. Considering the scrutiny Bowden has come under the last couple seasons about his teams lack of consistency, and the fact that he is one of two coaches in division I who was been at a team for at least 9 seasons and not won a conference championship, this story seemed like it might have some chance of actually happening. Now it appears Bowden used the Arkansas job as leverage in hopes of getting a raise and a contract extension from Clemson. And Clemson gave it to him. Despite many Clemson fans hoping for a change in leadership, Bowden has taken a contract extension that will keep him at Death Valley through 2012 and pay him an annual salary of 2.2 million. According to ESPN,

"He was gone this morning," a source told ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach. "He was just looking for more stability. He's excited about the team he's got coming back and the recruiting class coming in. They have good momentum and he and his family are happy there."

With one ACC coach secure another might be getting a call soon. Jim Grobe, head coach at Wake Forest, seems to be on everyone's list as a possible candidate for the Michigan Wolverines head coaching position. In a recent interview Grobe commented that,

"I'm happy here, I think our fans understand that. I don't know that there's not another move for me, but I'm not out chasing that move around. I'm not going after it. I'm not opposed to talking to people if they're interested in what we've done here at Wake Forest, but we've got a good situation at Wake Forest."

Now it seems as though Michigan is eyeing Ball St. head coach Brady Hoke.

The Blue Devils position is still open and they really want Paul Johnson to fill it. Johnson is the head coach at Navy and has done a great job getting the most out of his recruits. Johnson's Midshipmen lead the nation in rushing at over 350 yards per game and have made a habit of going to bowl games. Duke has held meetings with Johnson and are willing to pay their coach next around 1 million annually but Johnson is keeping his options open.

Georgia Tech is looking to the next level to find their coach. The front runner for the GT job is Rich Neuheisel, currently the offensive coordinator at the Baltimore Ravens. Georgia Tech might have some competion now that Neuheisel's alma matter UCLA has a vacancy at their head football coaching position.