It's no secret that Georgia has identified Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel as its guy to replace Dennis Felton in Athens.

What is surprising is that, according to sources close to the situation, the Bulldogs are prepared to offer Capel in excess of $2 million per season.

Capel, 34, is one of the elite young coaches in the country. He was the head coach at VCU for four seasons before being hired by Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione in 2006.

Capel was 16-15 in his first season in Norman, but has gone 47-13 since and the Sooners are in position to receive a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament unless they falter down the stretch.

Georgia fired Felton in the middle of this season. Other names that have been mentioned as possible replacements include the guy who followed Capel at VCU, Anthony Grant, as well as former NBA head coach Sam Mitchell.

While Capel stands atop the list, the question becomes why Capel would leave Oklahoma for Georgia. The job he has is better.

However, one issue that is interesting is that Capel is the sixth highest-paid coach in the Big 12. There's no doubt he should be behind Texas' Rick Barnes and Kansas' Bill Self, but he makes less than Oklahoma State's Travis Ford, Baylor's Scott Drew and Texas A&M's Mark Turgeon.

Look for that to change whether Capel remains in Norman or not.