As college sports become more like a professional entity, the Arkansas Razorbacks hired an accomplished NBA scouting director, Remy Cofield, to serve as the general manager of their athletic departments.

On Tuesday, the NBA was shook up yet again as news broke that the Boston Celtics were losing their director of scouting to such a role. Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported Remy Cofield, director of scouting in Boston since 2020,

The head of the Celtics’ scouting department reportedly is leaving the organization. Remy Cofield, Boston’s director of scouting for the last three seasons, agreed to become the general manager of the University of Arkansas’ athletic department,