Please reload the page and try again. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", MCEC founder Nancy New, a Southern Miss alum and former athletic foundation board member, has since pleaded guilty to fraud. "Southern Miss is getting an athletics director who is both a quality person and an outstanding leader," Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said. He has proven himself to be a lifelong learner and has always strived to broaden and strengthen his skills in order to be an extraordinary leader for the stakeholders he serves. We wish Jon, Katie, Kent and Larsen the very best as they begin their new journey. is doable. McClain's new four-year deal will keep him under contract until April 30, 2026. I would like to wish Jon, his wife Katie, and their family well." 266-5017. detail_page_enabled: true, a proud member of the He still has it. HATTIESBURG, Miss. . HATTIESBURG, Miss. NCAA Government reform, and continued conference realignment, Southern Miss Athletics acknowledges the challenges and opportunities of operating a successful Division I athletics department. Southern Miss is benefiting massively on the . Along with the M-Club Hall of Fame, Dale was inducted into the Ole Miss Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Make no mistake, Southern Miss has made the correct and probably long overdue decision to exit Conference USA and enter the Sun Belt Conference. 7 jersey to Golden Eagle football coach Will Hall at his introductory press conference Dec. 7 at Reed Green Coliseum. I'm proud of our efforts and my goal 13 years ago was to make Southern Miss a better McClain is well aware of all that. On this week's episode of Inside Southern Miss Athletics, Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain stops by to talk about men's and women's basketball, the upcoming Sun Belt Conference basketball championships in Pensacola, Florida, and the start of the baseball and softball seasons. Southern Miss athletics director Jeremy McClain, who was Troy's A.D. from 2015 until taking over at USM in April of 2019, is excited to have a chance to be part of the Sun Belt again. 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. "Four years ago I turned 65 - the same year I hired Larry Fedora and the same year we completed the new south end-zone complex in . Under Gilbert's leadership, Tennessee student-athletes averaged over a 3.0 grade point average, and all programs exceeded the NCAA Academic Progress Rate standard. New construction also included a new tennis facility 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. 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi. AthleticDirector@usm.edu. which had a makeover which included an expansion to the men's and women's basketball A cheat sheet, he called it. Sports Director Blake Levine will be live from the Pensacola Bay Ce Again, the Sun Belt gives them a better opportunity to do that. McClain should see a bump in pay back at Southern Miss where Gilbert just recently had a $350,000 base salary compared to McClains $210,000 at Troy. * Revenue Generation/Sustainable Budget Growth Dont take it from me. Mobile, Lafayette, Monroe and Troy are easy drives from Hattiesburg. Jeremy knows us. 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Scott Watkins is the high school sports and Southern Miss athletics reporter for the Sun Herald. I have been fortunate to work with Jon over the past four years and really appreciate everything he has done for the football program. we completed the new south end-zone complex in Roberts Stadium, said Giannini. Let's put it this way: Steve Campbell, the South Alabama coach who whipped Southern Miss last Thursday night, makes $600 grand a year. map: false, This week on Inside Southern Miss Athletics, John Cox, the Voice of the Golden Eagles, visits with Athletic Director Jeremy McClain and talks about the busy spring season and the upcoming Sun Belt Conference Basketball tournament. Mitchell is a 2001 graduate of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, where he was a four-year member of the varsity baseball team and a four-year member of the athletic departments sports information staff. When you see news happening, share it! the South End Zone and East Club suites, an artificial turf and new lighting at Carlisle-Faulkner Number of employees at University of Southern Mississippi in year 2021 was 5,057. He knows both entities well enough to know they are fit. 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. he developed numerous sporting events, including the Blockbuster Bowl, the most successful Despite beating Memphis, Tulane and Houston consistently on the field, the Golden Eagles got passed by during conference re-alignment because of the relatively small amount of TV viewers in south Mississippi. HATTIESBURG, Miss. national telecast of the College Baseball World Series for HBO, and produced numerous 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. He fully understands and embraces the primary role of serving student-athletes and creating an experience focused on current academic and athletic goals, as well as preparing them for life beyond sports. He had two sports reach the College World Series, including the baseball team that Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain, left, presents a No. (228) 832-2525 | newsrelease@wxxv25.com14531 Hwy 49 North Gulfport, MS 39503. Says McClain, Sun Belt basketball is under-rated. Our stories may appear on pages with ads, but not ads specifically sold against our stories. General - Southern Miss Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain announced Monday the hiring of Natalie Poole as softball coach. USM will leave Conference USA and join its new conference in July 2023. . You have to credit Mississippi Today. Mitchell also has served as a guest lecturer on the NCAA and intercollegiate athletics for the Sports Law class at the Santa Clara University School of Law and has been a panelist at multiple Sports Law forums. "I look forward to continuing to work with our outstanding coaches, staff, and student-athletes to capitalize on our momentum and chart a new path forward.". get back to winning C-USA Championships. In addition, Giannini spearheaded a total makeover of the school's athletic facilities, 8/18/2022 9:00:00 AM. In 1955, Southern Miss' Pie Vann recognized Dale's coaching abilities and hired him to be the school's line coach. One of his accomplishments was the renovation to Roberts Stadium. Conference USA has become a jet league. championship, it is a perfect time for me to retire. "Over the next few years, this strategic plan will serve as our road map as we transition to the Sun Belt and look to become one of the best athletic departments within the conference and across the country," said McClain. That might sound like chump change to Southeastern Conference fans, but it is a huge deal to athletic programs that dont collect millions upon millions of dollars from their leagues TV and bowl revenue. Another deep run? . He has been a critical part of our basketball program over the past two years and brought valuable expertise and knowledge to our staff. Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Todays sports columnist since 2016. 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. * Where We Are Going Good driving record, valid driver's license, and a . Listen to Wright Waters, who has a history with both Southern Miss and with the Sun Belt. If youre not able to add the byline, please include a line at the top of the story that reads: This story was originally published by Mississippi Today and include our website, You cannot republish our editorial cartoons, photographs, illustrations or graphics without specific permission (contact our managing editor. 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. 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. Prior to taking the job at Troy, McClain served as USM's deputy director of athletics for three years and was the AD at Delta State for the five years previous to that. Dale began his football career as a player at Ole Miss, where he played tackle from 1947-49. place when I left than when I arrived.. In Miami, they still turn the dial to watch the Gators, Seminoles and Hurricanes. "He brings to The University of Southern Mississippi an extensive background in athletic administration at the highest levels. 12/08/2011 - 19:34pm | By: Jack Duggan. Southern Miss Athletic Foundation / Eagle Club. Jan. 24, 2017. Four years ago I turned 65 the same year I hired Larry Fedora and the same year Most importantly, I'm glad to call him a friend. Georgia Southern athletic director Jared Benko Jared Benko served as Mississippi State's deputy AD and chief financial officer until March 2020, when he left to become the athletic director at . 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi. 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. Entering the 2022-23 academic calendar, Jeff Mitchell begins his fifth year at Southern Miss. Any businessman would understand the logic: cut expenses, increase revenue and deal with partners in this case, universities that are more like-minded. University of Southern Mississippi average salary is 47 percent lower than USA average and median salary is 80 percent lower than USA median. By clicking submit, you agree to share your email address with Mississippi Today. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities - High research activity". He was 84 years old. We will miss him at Tennessee but looking forward to following his career at Southern Miss.". Prior to his experience at Tennessee, Gilbert worked for nearly 17 years at the University of Alabama, serving in multiple roles, including Associate Athletics Director from 2009 to 2011. If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. position at Louisiana-Monroe. His ability to connect with donors, administrators, employees and coaches will be of great benefit to Southern Miss. I attended law school at Southern Methodist University and graduated in 1987. TV market-size is how Southern Miss got left behind in CUSA in the first place. Advertisement. During Mitchells Southern Miss tenure, the Golden Eagles have claimed five conference championships and have appeared in six post-season tournaments. Wed love to hear from you. Under Giannini's tenure, Southern Miss Athletics has captured 13 Conference USA championships, Hall of Fame in March of 2004 and the Saint Leo University Athletics Hall of Fame Thank you to NCS Southern Miss. A 21-member search committee began work on Monday toward identifying the University of Southern Mississippi's next athletic director. Assisting the committee in their work is search consultant Bob Beaudine of Eastman Build those rivalries and fans will travel.. (WHLT) - The Sports Zone 12 team will be live on Friday, March 3 for the Sun Belt Basketball Conference Championship Tournament. The search firm has assisted in 40 athletic director searches nationwide, Economic impact: The Hattiesburg economy hit a home run with 3 weeks of 'Baseburg'. All rights reserved. Southern Miss Director of Athletics Bill McGillis is proud to announce the hiring of Doc Sadler as the 20th head men's basketball coach in school history. He was chairman of the C-USA athletic directors' committee I recently had the fortunate opportunity to visit and speak with him and his son. The Sun Belt, in my opinion, gives them a better chance to have both.. I am very fortunate to have good health which will allow me to spend more time with Gayle, my wife of 42 years, my four daughters and son-in-laws and my 1966 to 1970, was sports information director at Duke from 1970 to 1973, before becoming Jeremy McClain is a Southern Miss guy who shares the values and ambitions of the University of Southern Mississippi., Your email address will not be published. conference football highlight films. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain, left, presents a No. Mitchell spent five years at USM after being hired in . My take is that the Sun Belt and Conference USA are quite similar as far as competition. "Our goal is to provide our student-athletes with the best college experience possible, while having success on the field, in the classroom and in the community. We believe that an informed Mississippi is a better Mississippi. During his tenure as athletics director, Dale engineered the school's membership in the Metro Conference. McClain, the athletic director, must find new revenue streams to even hope to provide a better financial package for the next head coach. first-year bowl in NCAA history. Its not just football either. Following his Ole Miss career, Dale played in the Blue-Gray All-Star Game before playing defensive end during the 1950 season with the Washington Redskins. He came to Southern Miss after working in a similar A Houlka native, McClain knows Mississippi. A win of the championship would give []. Mitchell joined Southern Miss after a twelve-year stint at Santa Clara University where he most recently served as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations. Dale hired several outstanding Golden Eagle Hall of Fame coaches such as Bobby Collins in football, M.K. All three Sun Belt teams Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette and Coastal Carolina collected huge checks for playing on the road. With Larry leaving and the 2011 football 266-4906. When Memphis, Houston, Tulane and others left, CUSA went after other large-market schools in belief they would give the league more TV appeal. To republish online, simply click the button, copy the html code and paste into your Content Management System (CMS). Deputy Director of Athletics. the football team enjoyed 13 consecutive winning season and 12 bowl appearances. Southern Miss has been through five athletic directors (counting interims) in eight years. number: 3, The Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team participates as a member of the Sun Belt Conference and plays its home games in M.M. See what is being said about Jon Gilbert being named Director of Athletics for the University of Southern Mississippi. }, Mitchell also helped negotiate a new long-term agreement with ticketing partner Paciolan, which, with enhanced technology infrastructure, will lead to $100 million in revenue generation over the term of the deal. On Tuesday, McClain said his school and others who leave CUSA are contracted over two years to pay the equivalent of what a share of CUSA distribution would be for those two years. We center readers in everything we do, informingand engagingMississippians through reporting, podcasts, events and online communities. (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi announced Tuesday it will be leaving Conference USA and joining the Sun Belt Conference. Athletic Training BS. Ive seen it up close. Danny Hugh Freeze Jr. (born September 27, 1969) is an American football coach who is the head coach at Auburn University. The former Southern Miss Golden Eagle athletics director and coach, Roland Dale passed away Sunday night in Jackson, MS. McClain should see a bump in pay back at Southern Miss where Gilbert just recently had a $350,000 base salary compared to McClain's $210,000 at Troy. HATTIESBURG, Miss. Prior to taking the job at Troy, McClain served as USMs deputy director of athletics for three years and was the AD at Delta State for the five years previous to that. Your email address will not be published. Heres what Dr. Bennett had to say about the big time hire earlier today: Jeremy McClain is uniquely qualified to lead our department of athletics to the successes we all envision. In 1953, he became the head football coach and athletic director at Gulfport High School. New was well connected with numerous Mississippi officials, including Davis and then-Governor Bryant, and close friends with . He left Florida in 1986 to enter the private sector, taking over as CEO and co-owner 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. team winning more games than any other team in history, and topping that with a conference Gilbert, who will begin his work no later than March 1, comes to Southern Miss from the University of Tennessee, where he has served as Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director since 2011. Arrangements are still being made. Some stability is badly needed. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. He was the athletic director . "It was the only week of vacation I get during the year. The athletic director position opened in December, when Richard Giannini announced Phone. Turk were building strong programs that competed at a high level as an independent. Poole comes to Southern Miss after spending the last 11 years as the head coach at Memphis. He keeps it on his . Under his direction he was stepping down from that role. Jeremy McClain. Said McClain, This move just makes sense geographically, for our fan base and, most of all for our student-athletes., Gill nodded as McClain spoke, and later added, The Sun Belt has gotten a lot better in recent years. University of Southern Mississippi Director of Athletics Richard Giannini announced The Sun Belt is intensely competitive in the spring sports of baseball and softball. 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. Mitchell served as the sport administrator for the Bronco mens basketball and baseball programs. * What We Are Asking of You It was underway when Dale first arrived, but under-funded. 266-6829. which included the construction of a new athletics building, the Athletic Center, We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. In conjunction with the school's first year in the Sun Belt Conference, Southern Miss Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain announced today the completion of a comprehensive strategic plan that will run through the end of 2025. Lee Applewhite, Director of Development. Four Sun Belt softball teams earned NCAA Tournament berths last season. Their daughter, Harper Wynne, is 14 and enjoys playing soccer in the Girls Academy League, dance, and school. Both Louisiana-Lafayette and Coastal finished in the top 15 of the Associated Presss final 2020 Top 25 poll. 5) That if we execute what we can control, at a high level, then success will take care of itself I look forward to being an advisor to Southern Miss in the years to come and this at games, monetary gifts, and encouragement through social media and in the community. He briefly attended Mississippi State as a student before transferring to UAB. Dale, who was inducted into the Southern Miss M-Club Hall of Fame on April 12, 1996, was one of the architects of the Southern Miss athletic program as both an assistant coach and as athletic director. 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