Nate James Is About To Take The Austin Peay Job

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 15: Duke Blue Devils Associate Head Coach Nate James during their game against the Georgia State Panthers at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 15, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina.As you may have heard on our podcast, Nate James is a candidate for the Austin Peay job and now it looks like he’ll get it the News & Observer is reporting that James and Austin Peay are “close to finalizing” a deal.

He’s negotiating with AD Gerald Harrison, who spent a decade at Duke.

It’s an interesting move.

Austin Peay is basically a basketball school. It’s most famous player was Fly Williams. When he was there, the chant was “the Fly’s wide…