He knows both entities well enough to know they are fit. Mitchell is a respected veteran administrator who . Thu, When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. friendship and financial support to help change the face of Southern Miss athletics. He was 81. McClain previously served as the athletics director at Troy for just under four years. The Bachelor of Science degree program in athletic training (AT) is designed to provide students with a firm foundation in the professional preparation for a career in athletic training. 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At Southern Miss Basketball Coach Jay Ladner wants to see his Golden Eagles in the NCAA Tournament. Jeremy McClain. HATTIESBURG, Miss. in 2001-02 and 2008-09. Ball State has hired Southern Miss deputy director of athletics Jeff Mitchell to be the school's new athletic director, it was announced Friday. Golden Eagle Basketball Hotline Continues Monday, Feb. 6 at Walk-On's, Southern Miss Athletics Honors Kinlock Bell, Golden Eagle Basketball Hotline Continues Monday, Jan. 23 at Walk-On's, Golden Eagle Basketball Hotline Returns Monday at Walk-On's, Golden Eagle Basketball Hotline Continues on Monday, Dec. 19, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. It was underway when Dale first arrived, but under-funded. "I have known Jon throughout his time at Alabama and Tennessee, and he brings the right kind of vision and leadership that will serve Southern Miss well. 0:05. Golden Eagle Basketball Hotline Continues Monday, Feb. 6 at Walk-On's, Southern Miss Athletics Honors Kinlock Bell, Golden Eagle Basketball Hotline Continues Monday, Jan. 23 at Walk-On's, Golden Eagle Basketball Hotline Returns Monday at Walk-On's, Golden Eagle Basketball Hotline Continues on Monday, Dec. 19, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. . Shortly after, athletic director Jerry Spell from a small Catholic school in Bay St. Louis . Jon does a great job of getting everybody on the same page and making sure everybody is moving in the right direction. Mitchell served as the interim Director of Athletics for six months during the 2018-2019 academic year in which the Golden Eagles posted their most competitive athletics season in more than a decade as all team sports registered winning seasons and baseball captured its fourth consecutive conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament. Upon successful completion of the academic degree in athletic training, the student is eligible to sit for the Board of Certification . The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Southern Miss Athletic Director Jeremy McClain was enjoying his one week of vacation when news broke of Oklahoma and Texas leaving the Big 12 Conference and joining the Southeastern Conference. He keeps it on his . According to the filing, then-Southern Miss athletic director Jon . The Sun Belt Conference announced the addition of Southern Miss on Tuesday. }, The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Borbash, Carlyn Linker, and DeLancey, and grandparents of Tori, Parker, Sara, Kelsey, Advertisement. McClain is a Mississippi native, and he returns to Hattiesburg after serving as the AD at Troy since 2015. Hold us accountable in keeping to these initiatives, while continuing to support our student-athletes through your attendance Since the announcement of his hiring on April 8, 2019, McClain has done just that. McClain's new four-year deal will keep him under contract until April 30, 2026. Poole comes to Southern Miss after spending the last 11 years as the head coach at Memphis. Just last season, on one September Saturday, three Sun Belt teams played three Big 12 teams (two of those ranked) on the road. "I am extremely humbled and honored with the opportunity to be the Director of Athletics at Southern Miss, and I want to thank President Bennett for the confidence he has in me to lead the athletic department," Gilbert said. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Director of Athletics. 1/24/2017 12:00:00 AM. Keep this news free and accessible to all by becoming a member and giving a recurring donation of any amount today. See what is being said about Jon Gilbert being named Director of Athletics for the University of Southern Mississippi. She served as the second head coach in that program's history. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. "Jon is relentless in his approach, positive in his dealings with people, but also direct in making sure the job gets done. Giannini, 69, a 45-year veteran of athletic administration, has served as the school's General "Southern Miss perfectly matched those parameters, and my colleagues look forward to welcoming President Bennett and his colleagues to the Sun Belt Conference." The University of Southern Mississippi, founded in 1910 and located in Hattiesburg, Miss., is a Tier-1 Research University that supports a student population of over 14,000. If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. external affairs. Assisting the committee in their work is search consultant Bob Beaudine of Eastman 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 . Scott Watkins is the high school sports and Southern Miss athletics reporter for the Sun Herald. In Miami, they still turn the dial to watch the Gators, Seminoles and Hurricanes. Any web site our stories appear on must include a contact for your organization. General Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New . 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. 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. McClain served as the deputy director of athletics at Southern Miss for three years before being hired to take over the Troy athletic department in September of 2015. 4/24/2012 12:00:00 AM. 266-5578. HATTIESBURG, Miss. He has a vision of how he wants to run a department with his top priority always being what's best for the student-athlete. 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. "I may be the luckiest athletic director in America today to have Joe return to the . 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. As the Broncos chief financial officer from 2014 to 2018, Mitchell led the department to three consecutive years of record financial growth with year-over-year increases in operating budgets and in revenue generation (2016-2018). As the 17-sport program heads to the Sun Belt, the Golden Eagles are fresh off divisional title in women's soccer, a second-straight conference women's indoor track and field championship and a regular-season conference title and Super Regional berth for the baseball program over the last academic year. We wish Jon, Katie, Kent and Larsen the very best as they begin their new journey. (WHLT) - The Sports Zone 12 team will be live on Friday, March 3 for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. South Alabama, Louisiana-Lafayette and Georgia Southern are all traditionally strong programs. Southern Miss has made the correct and probably long overdue decision to exit Conference USA and enter the Sun Belt Conference. While working for the NCAA in the mid-1970s, Giannini's responsibilities included 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. H.C. "Bill" McLellan Served as Southern Miss Athletics Director from 1986-1999. a proud member of the He knows what life is like in both leagues. A successful high school football coach at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeze coached Michael Oher and Greg Hardy.He subsequently was the head football coach at Lambuth University from 2008 to 2009, Arkansas State University in 2011, the University of . position at Louisiana-Monroe. 5) That if we execute what we can control, at a high level, then success will take care of itself serving as executive producer of the ABC Football Highlight Shows, as well as NCAA Mitchell serves as the Deputy Director of Athletics with a directed focus on managing the daily operations of the Golden Eagle athletics department and providing leadership . Jan. 24, 2017. MCEC founder Nancy New, a Southern Miss alum and former athletic foundation board member, has since pleaded guilty to fraud. He was also director of licensing for the NCAA. 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. 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.