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Change is coming

There is no clear frontrunner to replace Al Groh

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It was time. We all knew it. Coach Al Groh knew it, evidenced by his prepared remarks. The players knew it, publicly stating that they practiced harder this week in order to send their coach off with one final win. It was time, and we all knew it.

The search for the next coach begins with the search for the next president of the University. President John T. Casteen, III has done incredible things for this University. But building a national powerhouse football program was never his top priority. Will the new president be willing to lower academic standards to accommodate football recruitment? This seems unlikely.

By far, the greatest resource in following whom the next head coach will be has been the Adam Gottschalk show on WKAV 1400 AM, airing on weekday mornings from 7

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