CollegeAD Conversation: Georgia State AD Charlie Cobb
Fresh off an upset of Tennessee last week, Georgia State is set to open its home schedule on Saturday by welcoming Furman to Georgia State Stadium. The Panthers are set to begin their third season of play in the stadium. The stadium site is part of the master plan by the university to revitalize the […]
Tracking the Changes: AD Turnover in August
Four Division I institutions welcomed new leaders last month with two more schools making changes. Additionally, Little Rock is looking for a new AD after Chasse Conque left to become the new Director of Athletics at UTRGV meaning seven NCAA Division I programs experienced AD turnover in August. A pair of programs, Idaho and Ohio, […]
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New Tigers AD Laird Veatch on Why Memphis
“The process, and how this was handled, was one of the many things that gave me comfort and confidence moving forward here. I was really impressed with President Rudd and our conversations.” – Laird Veatch, New Memphis AD That process is what lead to Memphis choosing Laird Veatch, a 2016 NEXT UP honoree, to succeed […]
Purdue Fort Wayne AD Kelley Hartley Hutton On Joining the Horizon League
“This has been in talks for years; we were looking for a league after the Summit League started to shift. It’s a great league with top-notch people, but it started to shift west. We looked at the institutions we had the most in common with and landed Horizon League.” – Kelley Hartley Hutton, Athletic Director […]
UTRGV AD Chasse Conque Discusses His New Job
“I was extremely impressed with the growth in the Rio Grande Valley and the university. The people are phenomenal. The metropolitan area is about 1.3 million and the university has about 30,000 students and projected to grow over the next 7 to 10 years. It’s an exciting opportunity.” – Chasse Conque, New UTRGV Director of […]