"I may be the luckiest athletic director in America today to have Joe return to the . Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain decided to shoot his shot as it were yesterday in regards to the Golden Eagles playing Ole Miss. The Golden Eagle athletics director was a track athlete, competing Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in sports marketing, advertising, sports management or other related fields and 1 year of experience in collegiate sports marketing or related field. 266-6829. 3) That all the tools we need to be successful already exist within the Southern Miss family 1977, Giannini returned to Florida as senior associate athletics director to oversee HATTIESBURG, Miss. He was inducted into the University of Florida's College of Health and Human Performance He's just a model professional and we are going to miss him in Knoxville." When Jeremy McClain took over as the school's eighth Director of Athletics, he knew that he would have to roll up his sleeves and get to work. A veteran and proven administrator, Mitchell has enjoyed diverse experience in intercollegiate athletics as a student-athlete, graduate assistant, coach, and administrator, with stints in the Southeastern Conference, the West Coast Conference, Conference USA, and the Sun Belt Conference. Mitchell helped finalize the Universitys first comprehensive apparel deal with Nike valued at more than $2.5 million and helped administer plans for $58 million in facility projects to include a new soccer facility, softball stadium, aquatics center, and upgrades to basketball locker rooms and a basketball court re-design. According to the filing, then-Southern Miss athletic director Jon . Fentanyl Awareness Presentation set for March 8 on Hattiesburg Campus, USM Students Named in Prestigious Graphic Design Magazine's Students to Watch List, Women's History Month Events at USM Begin March 2. Under his direction is doable. I tried to go to the beach when it broke . Champions program, a group who have each committed $100,000, and has grown since its I have been fortunate to work with Jon over the past four years and really appreciate everything he has done for the football program. While at Ole Miss, Mitchell served as a graduate assistant in the external relations unit and worked with the Ole Miss football and mens basketball programs. He and his wife, Katie, have two teenage children, daughter Larsen and son Kent. From December 2014 to August 2018, Mitchell managed the daily operations of the Santa Clara athletics department with a directed focus on external operations and revenue generation and included service as the Broncos interim Director of Athletics from April 2015 to August 2015. He invests in the people around him and it shows with how highly people think of him in our building. Mitchell served as the sport administrator for the Bronco mens basketball and baseball programs. Their daughter, Harper Wynne, is 14 and enjoys playing soccer in the Girls Academy League, dance, and school. One of his accomplishments was the renovation to Roberts Stadium. Jeremy McClain. All rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Gayle and I have met some of our dearest friends at Southern we have experienced some great successes. One of the biggest roles I have as athletic director is to prioritize . Southern Miss, which has almost 400 student-athletes, fields the sports of baseball, basketball, football, golf, tennis, along with indoor and outdoor track and field for men, as well as basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, along with volleyball for women. I couldn't be more excited for Jon, and for USM, that he is joining the Golden Eagle family in this capacity." In return, the Sun Belt provides a much more comfortable and sensible home for Southern Miss. General * Maximizing our Footprint Jon does a great job of getting everybody on the same page and making sure everybody is moving in the right direction. We prefer Author Name, Mississippi Today in the byline. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities - High research activity". its Department of Athletics. 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He still has it. Deputy Director of Athletics. 39401 HATTIESBURG, Miss. Borbash, Carlyn Linker, and DeLancey, and grandparents of Tori, Parker, Sara, Kelsey, University of Southern Mississippi Director of Athletics Richard Giannini announced his retirement on today, effective in early January and will remain with the program through the coaching search process. He briefly attended Mississippi State as a student before transferring to UAB. Jeremy McClain, the Southern Miss athletic director, believes the annual travel expenses for all athletic programs will be reduced between $500,000 and a million dollars. * Elite Student-Athlete Experience will allow me the opportunity to pursue some projects I have on the national level, Judge rules in favor of UMMC in trial against former employees who stole patient records, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. We believe that it will be in the neighborhood of $3 million, McClain said. Rick has been recognized 13 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year, and is recipient of multiple awards and honors for his reporting and writing. AthleticDirector@usm.edu. By clicking submit, you agree to share your email address with Mississippi Today. "Southern Miss is getting an athletics director who is both a quality person and an outstanding leader," Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said. Gilbert has demonstrated an ability to develop and implement creative ideas; for example, he was instrumental in negotiations for the university to host a football game at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016. To be sure, TV revenue wont be that much higher in the Sun Belt than it was in CUSA, but TV exposure will be much more broad. Advertisement. He was also director of licensing for the NCAA. What athletic director says November 10, 2021 3:50 AM Take Us With You. The Sun Belt Conference announced the addition of Southern Miss on Tuesday. That is, sell more tickets. He keeps it on his . Keep this news free and accessible to all by becoming a member and giving a recurring donation of any amount today. With the administrative support, the larger crowds, a new conference, and an overall embrace from . "Jon is relentless in his approach, positive in his dealings with people, but also direct in making sure the job gets done. publisher_id: "7055", HATTIESBURG, Miss. Please reload the page and try again. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. A tireless and innovative administrator, Giannini brought outstanding intercollegiate "Southern Miss has lost a legend as Roland Dale was an exceptional man, coach, and athletic director," said Southern Miss Interim Athletics Director Jeff Hammond. 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Greenstone, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Matt Mandich, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Alex Richard, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Brooke Veltkamp, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, B.A. To The Top! HATTIESBURG Southern Miss announced a contract extension Wednesday for Athletic Director Jeremy McClain. New construction also included a new tennis facility Before his departure from Santa Clara, Mitchell also assisted in the development of the Broncos new $38 million Athletics Excellence Center, which opened in the Fall of 2020. Four Sun Belt softball teams earned NCAA Tournament berths last season. Welcome to the Sun Belt," said Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill to Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain and president Dr. Rodney Bennett. Holly Warlick University of Tennessee Women's Basketball Head Coach "Jon Gilbert will be a great leader for Southern Miss and they are very fortunate to add someone of his caliber. Mitchells work is recognized nationally as a co-author of a textbook entitledSport, Ethics and Leadership, which was published in July of 2017. That might sound like chump change to Southeastern Conference fans, but it is a huge deal to athletic programs that don't collect millions upon millions of dollars from . The Sun Belt, in my opinion, gives them a better chance to have both.. and National Hockey League executives. There, the development office generated $82 million in gifts and pledges for the Crimson Tide Foundation, and Gilbert had oversight of the marketing and promotions department, as well as all facets of the ticket office and seat licensing program. "This is an especially sad day for me as . virtual: false, conference football highlight films. Reach Southern Miss writer David Eckert at deckert@gannett.com or on Twitter @davideckert98. The in the weight events, at St. Leo and Furman; and graduated from the University of During his time at Santa Clara, the Broncos secured 22 team NCAA tournament bids, 11 individual NCAA postseason invitations across eight different sports, and 7 WCC championships. Jeremy McClain has been selected as the new AD after Jon Gilbert left the role in December. "Our focus and expectation continues to center around improving our basketball program with Coach Ladner as our head coach," McLain said. Southern Miss deputy athletics director Jeff Mitchell is expected to be named Ball State's athletics director, according to ESPN. Title. Southern Miss extends athletics director Jeremy McClain, Justin Timberlake posts sweet birthday message for 'dream of a partner' Jessica Biel, Tom Sizemore, star of 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'Heat,' dies at 61 after brain aneurysm, Josh Hartnett is done talking about his break from Hollywood but ready to make fun of actors: 'We're the worst', Michael B. 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