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. In Dallas, fans still tune in to watch Texas and Texas A&M. 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. national telecast of the College Baseball World Series for HBO, and produced numerous "Joe CastiglioneUniversity of OklahomaVice President and Director of Athletics"I want to congratulate Southern Miss on the hire of Jon Gilbert, one of the true rising stars in collegiate athletics administration. McGillis, in his fourth year as Golden Eagle athletic director, points toward the beginning of the 2016 calendar year as the genesis for the widespread success Southern Miss is enjoying. 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. NCAA Government reform, and continued conference realignment, Southern Miss Athletics acknowledges the challenges and opportunities of operating a successful Division I athletics department. Dale was named captain of the 1949 Ole Miss squad. The former Southern Miss Golden Eagle athletics director and coach, Roland Dale passed away Sunday night in Jackson, MS. Well, to a lesser extent, thats kind of how it felt when Jeremy McClain returned to Southern Miss in 2016 as the new athletic director at Troy then overseeing a football program that beat the Golden Eagles on that September night. That is, sell more tickets. 266-6829. Title. Dale began his coaching career with stops at Jones Junior College and Greenwood High School. "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. Champions program, a group who have each committed $100,000, and has grown since its "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. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. of Raycom Management Group in Charlotte, N.C., a subsidiary of Raycom Sports, where Giannini founded the Southern Miss Athletic Foundation, which has raised over $100 We understand there is plenty of work to be done, but myself and our staff are going to work tirelessly to take Southern Miss to new heights." Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) I am very fortunate to have good health which will allow me to spend 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. "Jeremy has demonstrated exemplary service and dedication to our Department of Intercollegiate Athletics," University President Rodney D. Bennett said in a news release. HATTIESBURG, Miss. "Employees at the University and the people of the Hattiesburg community are getting a wonderful family and a tremendous leader to join their own family. He knows what life is like in both leagues. 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 . H.C. "Bill" McLellan, who served as director of athletics at The University of Southern Mississippi from 1986-1999, died Monday after a brief illness. "Jon is very detailed, very specific in what he does and how he does it, and possesses a tremendous understanding of what it takes to lead a successful athletics department. Required fields are marked *, function evvntDiscoveryInit() { Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain, left, presents a No. which had a makeover which included an expansion to the men's and women's basketball Reach Southern Miss writer David Eckert at [email protected] or on Twitter @davideckert98. Other duties as assigned by the Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations. A win of the championship would give []. an ability to build additional links to all areas of campus and focus on University of Southern Mississippi Director of Athletics Richard Giannini announced Cody Bielstein, Assistant Director of Athletics Development. Giannini worked in that role for 13 years and McClain is a Mississippi native, and he returns to Hattiesburg after serving as the AD at Troy since 2015. You have to credit Mississippi Today. Early in his career, in the late 1970s, Waters worked in athletics at USM when Bobby Collins and M.K. Mitchell negotiated multi-million dollar deals with The Aspire Group to grow the departments ticketing and revenue generation efforts and with Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment to develop a comprehensive corporate sponsorship and multi-media rights program valued at $5 million. Those rivalries are something to nurture and built upon. Dale served in this position for two seasons and the school posted a record of 16-3-1 while earning an invitation to the Tangerine Bowl. Southern Miss is benefiting massively on the . The truth, however: North Texas does not really give you the Dallas-Fort Worth TV market, any more than Florida Atlantic and Florida International give you the south Florida market. get back to winning C-USA Championships. She served as the second head coach in that program's history. Wed love to hear from you. CUSAs main TV partners are CBSSports Network not to be confused with CBS and Stadium. A shoulder injury cut short his professional career. 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. Jordan admits muscle gain for 'Creed' has been harder as he's gotten older, Billy Bush suggests Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes start their own show after ABC exit: 'They've got something that works'. "Extending his contract ensures the continuation of our current momentum to support the holistic growth and development of our student-athletes, which enhances their ability to compete at the highest levels both on and off the field.". Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain kept a notecard with him at all times during the coaching search this past fall. All three Sun Belt teams won. Our focus is to continue to enhance the profile and success of The University of Southern Mississippi and 1966 to 1970, was sports information director at Duke from 1970 to 1973, before becoming For years now, Conference USA, which Southern Miss joined in 1995, has seemed almost like a bicycle without handle bars: unsteady at best, direction-less at worst. For Southern Miss, one potential stumbling block in switching leagues has been the exit fee, long reported to be $5 million. Mobile App | Weather App | WXXV25 Email Sign Up. through the coaching search process. Borbash, Carlyn Linker, and DeLancey, and grandparents of Tori, Parker, Sara, Kelsey, 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. The 1947 and 1948 squads posted a 17-3 record and the 1947 team captured the Southeastern Conference Championship. "During Favre's fundraising efforts, in July 2017, the Southern Miss athletic director introduced Favre to New, a Southern Miss Athletic Foundation board member, as someone who could assist Favre with the fundraising. gtx_ads_conf.ads["ad-manager-252582"]= {"custom_css":[],"out_of_page_ad":false,"ad_details":[{"min_width":"","max_width":"767","dfp_ad_sizes":[{"dfp_ad_width":"320","dfp_ad_height":"50"},{"dfp_ad_width":"300","dfp_ad_height":"50"},{"dfp_ad_width":"320","dfp_ad_height":"100"},{"dfp_ad_width":"300","dfp_ad_height":"250"},{"dfp_ad_width":"300","dfp_ad_height":"100"}]}],"lazyload":"global","ad_id":"252582","ad_container":"div-ad-manager-252582","ad_placement":"banner-mobile","ad_name":"ad-manager-252582","position":"","article_position":""}; Have you ever watched a game after a trade or free agent signing and just said to yourself man, that guy looks weird in that jersey.. * What We Believe place when I left than when I arrived.. 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. Coach Sadler was formally introduced at a press conference today, May 1 at the Trent Lott Center on the Hattiesburg campus. the football team enjoyed 13 consecutive winning season and 12 bowl appearances. Experienced Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing And Promotions with a demonstrated history of working in college athletics. 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. He knows both entities well enough to know they are fit. Arrangements are still being made. 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. 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. following organizations: Whoops! Division games will be drive-able, Waters said. Giannini, 69, a 45-year veteran of athletic administration, has served as the school's Both Louisiana-Lafayette and Coastal finished in the top 15 of the Associated Presss final 2020 Top 25 poll. 0:36. Alford is the current athletic director for Florida State University, a position he has held since 2021. partner_name: "WXXV 25", By clicking submit, you agree to share your email address with Mississippi Today. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. Jan. 24, 2017. Southern Miss deputy athletics director Jeff Mitchell is expected to be named Ball State's athletics director, according to ESPN. 12/08/2011 - 19:34pm | By: Jack Duggan. & Beaudine Inc. 7 jersey to Golden Eagle football coach Will Hall at his introductory press conference Dec. 7 at Reed Green Coliseum. During Mitchells Southern Miss tenure, the Golden Eagles have claimed five conference championships and have appeared in six post-season tournaments. "Our focus and expectation continues to center around improving our basketball program with Coach Ladner as our head coach," McLain said. The Sun Belt, in my opinion, gives them a better chance to have both.. The Amory . and Scheduling Committees. He earned a master's degree in Sport Administration at Eastern Kentucky University. "He brings to The University of Southern Mississippi an extensive background in athletic administration at the highest levels. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. "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.". Your email address will not be published. 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 . There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Competition will be stiff. Lee Applewhite, Director of Development. Mitchell also earned an MBA from the Millsaps College Else School of Management in May of 2003 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law in December of 2005. He had two sports reach the College World Series, including the baseball team that Dale hired several outstanding Golden Eagle Hall of Fame coaches such as Bobby Collins in football, M.K. conference football highlight films. With your help, we've gotten a lot done but we're not finished yet! 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. nine grandchildren. Editorial cartoons and photo essays are not included under the Creative Commons license and therefore do not have the "Republish This Story" button option. submission: { The Golden Eagle athletics director was a track athlete, competing During Mitchells tenure at Southern Miss, baseball has advanced to three NCAA regional appearances (19, 21, 22) and one super regional appearance (22) while mens basketball played in the CBI post-season tournament in 2019 and football participated in the Armed Forces Bowl following the 2019 season and won the 2022 LendingTree Bowl. That year, GHS posted an 8-3 record and Dale was voted the Big Eight Coach of the Year. Deputy Director of Athletics. Ive seen it up close. 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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. offices, dressing and meeting rooms. "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. General Economic impact: The Hattiesburg economy hit a home run with 3 weeks of 'Baseburg'. Ill put it to you this way, Waters said, Southern Miss can use all that money theyve been spending on jet fuel and spend it on things that make you better. Phone. Photo courtesy of USM Athletics Southern Miss has found their next Athletic Director. In nearly nine years of working with Jon, I have watched a terrific person grow into an outstanding administrator who has been more than ready to sit in a director of athletics chair for some time now. Southern Miss Athletics Southern Miss Athletics Athletic Center - (601) 266-5017 [Name of Person or Department] [Name of Person or Department] Media Relations - (601) 266-4503: 118 College Drive #5017 2609 West 4th Street: Ticket Office - (601) 266-5418 or 1-800-844-TICK: Hattiesburg, Miss. For three years, USM seemed like there was a dark cloud over their basketball program because they had a time dealing with everything from the pandemic to previous sanction concerns to the whole team transferring. 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. } The year-long, experiential learning program is designed to elevate current senior-level administrators to the next step in reaching their goal of becoming directors of athletics or conference commissioners. as well as searches for top Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association Download the WXXV News 25 and Weather Authority Mobile Apps on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. Its not just football either. We have a plan for that., In the long term, the move should be worth far more than $3 million to Southern Miss. Let's put it this way: Steve Campbell, the South Alabama coach who whipped Southern Miss last Thursday night, makes $600 grand a year. HATTIESBURG, Miss. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. His knowledge and insight into the world of collegiate athletics has allowed him to He has been mentored and guided by some of the best leaders in this business. Under his direction * Elite Student-Athlete Experience At Tennessee, Gilbert has been responsible for all facets of day-to-day Department of Athletics operations. I couldn't be more excited for Jon, and for USM, that he is joining the Golden Eagle family in this capacity." The #ToTheTop25 Strategic Plan can be viewed by clicking here. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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Four years ago I turned 65 the same year I hired Larry Fedora and the same year "Southern Miss is getting an athletics director who is both a quality person and an outstanding leader," Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said. I tried to go to the beach when it broke . Jeremy McClain has been selected as the new AD after Jon Gilbert left the role in December. Upon successful completion of the academic degree in athletic training, the student is eligible to sit for the Board of Certification . Giannini and his wife, Gayle, are parents of four daughtersAnsley Stone, Brittney 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. 39406-0001: Hattiesburg, Miss. 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. For the Golden Eagles, Mitchell serves as the sport administrator for mens basketball and baseball in addition to serving as the administrator for football scheduling. Pine Belt News reported he left the . His arrival as athletic director at Southern Miss began when he was introduced at a press conference on January 29, 1974. I am most grateful to our donors for their