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There’s no reason for him to leave…yet at least. Not until a president is hired. It’s not like Clemson AD job is opening anytime this decade either. Plus he has built out his own team at MSU. It would need to be a bad pres hire, IMO, for him to leave anytime soon.
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There’s no reason for him to leave…yet at least. Not until a president is hired. It’s not like Clemson AD job is opening anytime this decade either. Plus he has built out his own team at MSU. It would need to be a bad pres hire, IMO, for him to leave anytime soon.
“My understanding is he’s still on board.” MSU Board of Trustees chair Brianna Scott says it’s been business as usual for MSU AD J Batt, even if the departure of Kevin Guskiewicz slashes his buyout in half. That and more for @detroitnews: detroitnews.com/story/sports…
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VLOG: Come take a look behind the scenes of my AD interviews and visits at Tulsa, Oral Roberts, Oklahoma State, Baylor, TCU, Houston, Rice and Ole Miss from the recent Higher Ed Athletics Road Trip. youtube.com/watch?v=3p087jbX…
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Travis Smith retweeted
At this year's Brand Innovation Summit, @DudePerfect CEO Andrew Yaffe challenged teams and leagues to think more like creators 💡 He argued that some of the biggest content opportunities don't come from new assets, but from finding new ways to use the assets teams already have. MORE: ow.ly/IosG50Z9yeN
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Travis Smith retweeted
Via @HigherEdAD... 🎧 Sometimes it's important to take a different mindset when evaluating a coaching candidate for your department. For @FSAthletics @KlassyDogs, it's thinking like a business owner: "Now, with the change of the House settlement, they have a dollar amount on the scholarships they pass out and that's determined on out-of-state, international, in-state kids. You have to be able to be a great budget manager." Plus, Klassy wants to maintain control over head coaching hires: "can't see myself ever giving up the responsibility of hiring head coaches. ... I don't feel like you can have a strong athletic department if it's just the AD holding people accountable. I need student-athletes holding us accountable." 📰: drvco.omeclk.com/portal/publ…
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More here on the announcement: news.oregonstate.edu/communi…
Oregon State hires Ohio State Associate AD Kevin Griffin as their next Athletic Director
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The uniqueness of the Purdue AD retiring is that Mitch Daniels is returning as interim President and is the one that previously hired Bobinski back in 2016. Daniels will likely lead this search w/ Board Chair Gary Lehman. They used a non-traditional search firm last time.
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With Purdue and Western Illinois announcements moments ago, we are now at 26 open D1 AD jobs, including 5 P4 jobs (UK, Miami, Wisconsin, VA Tech, Purdue) and 10 at the FCS level. Check out & bookmark my D1 AD Hiring Trends & Tracker higheredathletics.com/d1-ath…
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In the last 24 hours I’ve watched a Chronicle of Higher Education panel on college athletics changes, listened to a higher Ed podcast discussing the same thing, & now a senate panel. My opinion? People outside of college athletics, even Chronicle, don’t understand it at all.
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Travis Smith retweeted
📣 Another one! CSA Search & Consulting is proud to partner with Old Dominion University in the search for its next Director of Athletics. Learn more: csasearch.consulting/?opport…
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Travis Smith retweeted
My interview with Fresno State AD Garrett Klassy (@KlassyDogs) is now available on YouTube, Apple and Spotify. YouTube linked here, Apple/Spotify linked in attached post youtu.be/rqYd3AKCjpI
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Travis Smith retweeted
Thank you to having me on the show. I enjoyed our conversation. #GoDogs
My interview with Fresno State AD Garrett Klassy (@KlassyDogs) is now available on YouTube, Apple and Spotify. YouTube linked here, Apple/Spotify linked in attached post youtu.be/rqYd3AKCjpI
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Tomorrow on Higher Ed Athletics: Fresno State Athletic Director @KlassyDogs
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