Thu, Mar 01, 2012
The Modesto Bee reports that the finalists for the Cal State Stanislaus AD position are: Cindy Spiro, the Senior Associate Athletics Director at UC Davis; Zack Wallace, the Associate Athletics Director for External Revenue at Portland State; Mike Matoso, Senior Associate Director of Athletics at the University of San Diego; and Scott Leykam, the Senior Associate Commissioner for External Relations for the West Coast Conference.
Thu, Mar 01, 2012
The University of Rhode Island and Director of Athletics Thorr D. Bjorn have agreed to a new three-year contract that will keep him in his current position through June 30, 2015.
Thu, Mar 01, 2012
State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Commissioner Dr. Patrick R. Damore has announced he will retire from his position at the end of his current contract which concludes June 30, 2012.
Wed, Feb 29, 2012
The University is in the initial stages of its search for a new director of athletics. With Parker Search currently looking for qualified candidates, the search committee hopes to announce a decision in April in conjunction the announcement of a new University president.
Mon, Feb 27, 2012
Eastern Illinois University athletic director Barbara Burke has announced that Panthers men's basketball head coach Mike Miller's contract ending on April 30 will not be renewed.
Sun, Feb 26, 2012
Alcorn State football coach Melvin Spears has been fired after just one season on the job. The school also announced that Patric Simon has been hired as the new athletic director. Simon previously held the same position at Langston (Okla.) University.
Sun, Feb 26, 2012
Georgia Tech athletics announced that head baseball coach Danny Hall, who is closing in on his 1,000th career victory and ranks among the winningest coaches in college baseball, has been awarded a five-year contract extension through 2016.
Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Citing a specific incident and "a pattern of inappropriate conduct" on earlier occasions, the president of the University of Texas fired Cleve Bryant last year after concluding that he touched a female administrative assistant inappropriately. Bryant was the associate athletic director for football operations.
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Longtime assistant Michelle Myers has been named head coach of the LMU women's soccer program, Lions' Athletics Director Dr. Bill Husak announced Friday.
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Rowan athletic director Joy Solomen is stepping down after more than 25 years in the position. She will be replaced on an interim basis by associate athletic director Dan Gilmore.
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Although her contract runs through the 2014-15 season, women's hoops Coach Nell Fortner has announced that she will be stepping down following this season. Fortner has a 143-105 record at Auburn, including a 51-65 SEC record.
Wed, Feb 22, 2012
Northern State University President Jim Smith has announced Joshua Moon as the next Athletic Director at Northern State University. Moon, 32, comes to Northern State from Western Illinois University (Macomb, Ill.) where he serves as the senior associate director of athletics.
Tue, Feb 21, 2012
Western Kentucky is keeping Ray Harper as head coach. Athletic director Ross Bjork announced the move Sunday after Harper was named interim coach following the firing of Ken McDonald in January.
Tue, Feb 21, 2012
An erosion of trust led the commissioners of college hockey’s five Division I men’s leagues to end Paul Kelly’s two-plus-year term leading College Hockey Inc., the leagues’ promotional and marketing group.
Mon, Feb 20, 2012
Ball State n President Jo Ann Gora said an experienced sitting AD would be an ideal candidate, and a senior associate athletic director from a BCS school who has a range of experiences would also be attractive. The school is seeking to replace Tom Collins. A search firm is not involved in the hiring process.
Sun, Feb 19, 2012
Kevin MacConnell, a longtime Rutgers athletics official who has served as Deputy Director of Athletics since 2005, is joining former coach Greg Schiano’s staff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Sat, Feb 18, 2012
With the Super Bowl behind us, Archie Manning can concentrate on leading the search for his alma mater's athletic director. Some names that have been mentioned include, Rick George, Sean Touhey, Walker Jones and Brad Teague.
Sat, Feb 18, 2012
Carson-Newman College Athletics Director David Barger announced that he will retire from fulltime service on April 30. The longest serving AD in the South Atlantic Conference, Barger will "for the foreseeable future" raise funds and friends for his alma mater on a part-time basis.
Fri, Feb 17, 2012
XOS Digital announced that during a period of increased sponsorship demand for online sports programming, it has added former IMG executive Brian Florko as director of strategic digital partnerships. Florko joins XOS Digital after four years as an account executive for the college division of IMG. His primary accounts included the University of Cincinnati and the University of Kentucky.
Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Nevada football coach Chris Ault has agreed to a two-year extension that will bring his salary to $535,000 by 2015. That's about half the average salary in the Mountain West Conference where he'll begin his 28th season coaching the Wolf Pack next season.
Fri, Feb 17, 2012
The University at Buffalo has turned to John Lambert to temporarily lead its Division of Athletics. Lambert, the university's senior associate athletic director, will serve as interim athletic director. He will not seek the job on a permanent basis, but will assist UB President Satish Tripathi in the national search for a permanent hire.
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, Md.) placed Head Men's Basketball Coach Robert Burke on paid administrative leave Wednesday, and appointed Assistant Coach Matt Henry as acting head coach.
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
WAC Commissioner Karl Benson has announced that he is leaving the conference effective April 1 to serve as commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, ending nearly 18 years with the WAC.
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
St. John’s senior associate athletic director Brian Colleary has been fired over misappropriation of tickets. The school believes this was an isolated incident.
Wed, Feb 15, 2012
Northern Arizona University Athletic Director Jim Fallis announced Tuesday he would not seek an extension of his contract when it expires June 30.
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