What did the university of south Alabama recently do?
As Joe Gottfried waved a fistful of photocopied pages at the Mitchell Center podium Tuesday, he was making a point about how far the University of South Alabama’s athletic program has come. The greater question is where it’s going to go from here. The pages were from Lindy’s football preview magazine, which included an article on a South Alabama football program that will take the field for the first time this fall. Gottfried laid the groundwork for that program, spearheaded its creation, hired its coaches, shaped it with his vision. But after he announced his retirement from a quarter-century tenure as the school’s athletic director on Tuesday, the focus now is on who will lead the program forward. USA President Gordon Moulton has some ideas on the type of person he’s looking for. He wants South Alabama’s next AD to be experienced, with an eye toward academics as well as athletics, and with some business savvy to boot. Moulton said he’d prefer to hire someone who already has been an a
The University of South Alabama just hired a new athletic director. As Joe Gottfried waved a fistful of photocopied pages at the Mitchell Center podium Tuesday, he was making a point about how far the University of South Alabama’s athletic program has come. The greater question is where it’s going to go from here. The pages were from Lindy’s football preview magazine, which included an article on a South Alabama football program that will take the field for the first time this fall. Gottfried laid the groundwork for that program, spearheaded its creation, hired its coaches, shaped it with his vision. But after he announced his retirement from a quarter-century tenure as the school’s athletic director on Tuesday, the focus now is on who will lead the program forward. Sources: http://blog.al.com/press-register-sports/2009/06/new_ad_hire_will_be_huge_for_u.
New AD hire will be huge for University of South Alabama Jaguars. Gottfried laid the groundwork for that program, spearheaded its creation, hired its coaches, shaped it with his vision. But after he announced his retirement from a quarter-century tenure as the school’s athletic director on Tuesday, the focus now is on who will lead the program forward. Columnist Mike Herndon, believes South Alabama’s next AD hire is critical USA President Gordon Moulton has some ideas on the type of person he’s looking for. He wants South Alabama’s next AD to be experienced, with an eye toward academics as well as athletics, and with some business savvy to boot. Moulton said he’d prefer to hire someone who already has been an athletic director, which narrows the list of potential candidates considerably. Several jump to mind immediately. Sources: http://blog.al.com/press-register-sports/2009/06
