It appears Jim Grobe, the coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, is leaving the comforts of Winston Salem to take the Arkansas job. According to the Sports Illustrated:
"A University of Arkansas private fundraising arm approved a salary supplement Wednesday for Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe, a strong indication that Grobe will replace Houston Nutt as the Razorbacks' coach."
Neither party would confirm if Grobe has taken the deal and with the way Arkansas handled the hiring of their basketball coach last year who could blame them. According to ESPN it is likely that Grobe will be announced Thursday as the new head coach of the Razorbacks.
Personally I'm sad to see Grobe leave the Deacons. As much as I have hated losing to Wake Forest the past three seasons I also hate it when a good coach leaves the ACC. It was nice to see the level of overall play in the ACC rise the past couple of seasons. But now its time to start speculating who will take over a talented Wake Forest team that has been red shirting most of their prospects.
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