Whit Babcock’s Big Decision

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I don’t think it was a difficult business decision for Whit Babcock to fire James Johnson.  The Hokies finished in last place in the ACC  two years in a row, and actually got worse from year one to year two.  Babcock’s most difficult decision will come over the next several weeks: who will replace Johnson as Tech’s head coach?

As of right now, Auburn is the only other program from a power conference to fire their coach, though you can expect more jobs to come available in the next few days.  Possibilities include Wake Forest, Boston College, DePaul, Oregon State, and perhaps a few others.  Alabama announced that they are retaining Anthony Grant, so that is one less school the Hokies will have to compete with on the market.

None of us know who Whit Babcock will hire.  You will hear a number of different names throughout the process, and we’ll go through many twists and turns.  Today I’m going to give you some names that you might hear over the next several weeks.

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