Speaking with Spike Yoh

Our friends over at the Duke Blue Zone spent some time on the phone recently with notable Duke football booster Spike Yoh, the namesake of the University's Yoh Football Center. Although he didn't provide any specifics about who he wanted to hire, he did have some interesting things to say about the state of the program and the decision to fire Ted Roof.

With Army out of the way, Johnson to make the Rounds

Another excellent report in the Annapolis Capital reveals that Navy HC Paul Johnson is headed to Atlanta to consult with agent Tony Reale about potential job openings. Johnson didn't reveal much about his intentions in his post-game press conference after the Middies' win over Army, but he didn't close the door either about the possibility of changing addresses:

"I can only say this: not one thing I have seen or read has been true. I have not taken another job. There is not going to be an announcement tomorrow. They've been shipping me out for six years and I'm still here," Johnson said. "That being said, as any other human being would, if someone calls and asks to talk to me about another job, I may listen. But it would take a special deal for me to leave."

Let's hope that he doesn't take a side trip to visit the Georgia Tech campus while in town. Although Duke would likely be able to beat out SMU for Johnson's services, I'm not sure that the the Duke opening is more attractive than the chance to jump to a more established program like Tech.

GT possibly looking at Johnson with Edsall out

A few posts ago I said that Randy Edsall was the top candidate for the Georgia Tech job. Unfortunately for the Jackets (and perhaps Duke fans), UCONN's HC doesn't want the job.

This could impact Duke because the Jackets could now focus their attention on Paul Johnson as their top candidate. Johnson has significant ties to the state—he won 2 D-1AA titles with Georgia Southern before heading to Navy—so additional interest in Johnson could whip up a bidding war.