He then went to Ole Miss in 1960 as an assistant under the legendary Coach John Vaught, where he remained for 12 seasons, leaving to be head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana in 1972. 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 . 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. Mitchell is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. A win of the championship would give []. 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 . He was sports editor of Hattiesburg American, executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He has made several key personnel decisions during his tenure at USM, including the appointment of football coach Will Hall and men's basketball coach Jay Ladner. MCEC founder Nancy New, a Southern Miss alum and former athletic foundation board member, has since pleaded guilty to fraud. Those rivalries are something to nurture and built upon. 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. He was 81. The University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation is one of 10 parties the Mississippi Department of Human Services is seeking to sue in an expanding lawsuit that it hopes will recoup millions of dollars of welfare funds lost in the largest public fraud in state history.. Southern Miss is linked to the alleged fraud scheme through one of its most notable alums, former Golden Eagles . Danny Hugh Freeze Jr. (born September 27, 1969) is an American football coach who is the head coach at Auburn University. HATTIESBURG, Miss. Four years ago I turned 65 the same year I hired Larry Fedora and the same year Champions program, a group who have each committed $100,000, and has grown since its 7 jersey to Golden Eagle football coach Will Hall at his introductory press conference Dec. 7 at Reed Green Coliseum. He was chairman of the C-USA athletic directors' committee 39401 * Maximizing our Footprint (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi announced Tuesday it will be leaving Conference USA and joining the Sun Belt Conference. He's positive and team-oriented, exactly what you want in an administrator and leader of your department. Its not just football either. Categories: Announcements athletics Community Faculty and Staff Gulf Coast, 118 College DriveHattiesburg, MS 39406-0001, 730 East Beach BoulevardLong Beach, MS 39560. Director of Athletics. including three football titles, two regular season and two tournament crowns in both we completed the new south end-zone complex in Roberts Stadium, said Giannini. in February of 2005. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Giannini and his wife, Gayle, are parents of four daughtersAnsley Stone, Brittney Southern Miss, Waters says, brings a rich history of winning and a historically strong fan base to the Sun Belt. 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. After graduation, Mitchell began his professional career as the Director of Sports Information at Millsaps and served as an assistant coach for the 2003 Millsaps baseball team, which advanced to the NCAA Division III South Regional Tournament. external affairs. He had two sports reach the College World Series, including the baseball team that . assistant athletics director at Duke in 1974. Talk to WXXVs anchors, reporters and meteorologists. As an accomplished public address announcer for 20 years, Mitchell has announced Division I baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and volleyball in the SEC, PAC-12, C-USA, WCC, Division III football and basketball in the SCAC, and Division III NCAA Tournament basketball. * Revenue Generation/Sustainable Budget Growth Most importantly, I'm glad to call him a friend. 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. Conference USA made sense for Southern Miss back when the Golden Eagles were competing and winning against conference mates such as Memphis, Tulane, Houston, Louisville and others. We live, work and play right here in South Mississippi. 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. (WHLT) - The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain extended his stay with a four-year contract. General Southern Miss deputy athletics director Jeff Mitchell is expected to be named Ball State's athletics director, according to ESPN. widget: true, This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Jeff Mitchell has served as the Deputy Director of Athletics at Southern Miss since August 2018 with a directed focus on managing the daily operations of the Golden Eagle athletics department. Jeremy knows us. Turk were building strong programs that competed at a high level as an independent. General You can only publish select stories individually not as a collection. championship, it is a perfect time for me to retire. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. See what is being said about Jon Gilbert being named Director of Athletics for the University of Southern Mississippi. TV market-size is how Southern Miss got left behind in CUSA in the first place. Assistant Director of Athletics / Game Operations & Championships at Duke . "He brings to The University of Southern Mississippi an extensive background in athletic administration at the highest levels. Dale began his football career as a player at Ole Miss, where he played tackle from 1947-49. Ive seen it up close. He served as assistant sports information director at Florida (his alma mater) from 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. He was the director of athletics for Troy, a . 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. 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. He has been a critical part of our basketball program over the past two years and brought valuable expertise and knowledge to our staff. Since the announcement of his hiring on April 8, 2019, McClain has done just that. 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. "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. We have a plan for that., In the long term, the move should be worth far more than $3 million to Southern Miss. In addition to the mens basketball appearance in the CBI, the football team qualified for bowl selection and women's basketball saw action in the post-season with an appearance in the WBI. Advertisement. He was 84 years old. friendship and financial support to help change the face of Southern Miss athletics. He briefly attended Mississippi State as a student before transferring to UAB. Athletic director Jeremy McClain told the Sun Herald he would not rule out early entry. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. HATTIESBURG, Miss. To republish online, simply click the button, copy the html code and paste into your Content Management System (CMS). Arrangements are still being made. * Where We Are 266-4906. HATTIESBURG, Miss. submission: { Coastal Carolina baseball, which won the 2016 College World Series, finished last in its own division last season. 1/24/2017 12:00:00 AM. Southern Miss pays its football assistant coaching staff $820,000 annually, the fourth-lowest total in the FBS in 2017. . 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. According to the filing, then-Southern Miss athletic director Jon . There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. 4) Everyone has a role to play student success. Welcome to the Sun Belt," said Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill to Southern Miss athletic director Jeremy McClain and president Dr. Rodney Bennett. 5) That if we execute what we can control, at a high level, then success will take care of itself Turk in men's basketball, Kay James in women's basketball, Hill Denson in baseball and Marshall Bell in track and field. Their daughter, Harper Wynne, is 14 and enjoys playing soccer in the Girls Academy League, dance, and school. Im talking about things such as facilities, coaches salaries and recruiting budgets. In 1955, Southern Miss' Pie Vann recognized Dale's coaching abilities and hired him to be the school's line coach. 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. I would like to wish Jon, his wife Katie, and their family well." New construction also included a new tennis facility One of his accomplishments was the renovation to Roberts Stadium. A shoulder injury cut short his professional career. CUSAs main TV partners are CBSSports Network not to be confused with CBS and Stadium. AthleticDirector@usm.edu. * Where We Have Been She served as the second head coach in that program's history. Cox also visits with He. I attended law school at Southern Methodist University and graduated in 1987. an ability to build additional links to all areas of campus and focus on This button displays the currently selected search type. HATTIESBURG, Miss. we have experienced some great successes. - Assisted with implementing more awareness for Southern Miss . which had a makeover which included an expansion to the men's and women's basketball 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. His accomplishments and achievements are responsible for the success of the school's athletic program today. Wed love to hear from you. 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 . University of Southern Mississippi Director of Athletics Richard Giannini announced * Where We Are Going Our foundation of success is rooted in the mindset of strength, stability, consistency, and toughness. He also trimmed operating expenses in multiple areas, negotiated a multi-million-dollar apparel deal for athletic programs, and planned, installed and managed the department's cost-of-attendance program. We will miss him at Tennessee but looking forward to following his career at Southern Miss.". that time, I promised Larry I would stay four more years and help the football program 1977, Giannini returned to Florida as senior associate athletics director to oversee partner_name: "WXXV 25", 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. 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. }, His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team participates as a member of the Sun Belt Conference and plays its home games in M.M. 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. 7 jersey to Golden Eagle football coach Will Hall at his introductory press conference Dec. 7 at Reed Green Coliseum. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New . Paul will work closely with Southern Miss Athletic Director Bill McGillis, Senior Associate Athletic Director Brian Morrison and the Athletic Foundation's development team in growing Eagle Club memberships and raising funds to support the athletics program. Thank you to NCS Southern Miss. With Larry leaving and the 2011 football 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. & Beaudine Inc. 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. Also visiting on the show this week are head men's . I have been fortunate to work with Jon over the past four years and really appreciate everything he has done for the football program. went to the event in 2009, and the softball program which were among the final eight, which included the construction of a new athletics building, the Athletic Center, element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", What athletic director says November 10, 2021 3:50 AM Take Us With You. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. The move won't take place until July 1, 2023 . 266-5017. South Alabama, Louisiana-Lafayette and Georgia Southern are all traditionally strong programs. * Competitive Excellence His team plays in a brand new stadium and practices in a new indoor . Editorial cartoons and photo essays are not included under the Creative Commons license and therefore do not have the "Republish This Story" button option. Jan. 24, 2017. 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. A 21-member search committee began work on Monday toward identifying the University of Southern Mississippi's next athletic director. In Miami, they still turn the dial to watch the Gators, Seminoles and Hurricanes. Under Giannini's tenure, Southern Miss Athletics has captured 13 Conference USA championships, As we continue building upon the historic success of our programs, Jon Gilbert is the right person for the right time." The Broncos also claimed two postseason tournament titles in mens basketball in 2011 (CIT) and 2013 (CBI). Any amount helps us keep producing quality journalism for Mississippi. Certified athletic trainers can then apply for licensure in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Phone. If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. The Sun Belt is intensely competitive in the spring sports of baseball and softball. To learn more about our cartoon syndication services. The Sun Belt, in my opinion, gives them a better chance to have both.. 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We prefer Author Name, Mississippi Today in the byline. Basketball? the South End Zone and East Club suites, an artificial turf and new lighting at Carlisle-Faulkner "Our focus and expectation continues to center around improving our basketball program with Coach Ladner as our head coach," McLain said. Rick Barnes University of Tennessee Men's Basketball Head Coach "Congratulations to Southern Mississippi on their selection of Jon Gilbert as their next athletics director. 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. "I am excited about the future of Southern Miss Athletics under the leadership of Jon Gilbert," said President Bennett. is doable. nine grandchildren. I'm proud of our efforts and my goal 13 years ago was to make Southern Miss a better Strong support professional with a Master's degree focused in Athletic Administration from Mississippi College. You cant edit our stories, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style. McClain has served as USM's athletics director since April 2019, helping to oversee the athletic programs' transition to the Sun Belt Conference from Conference USA, which is due to be completed on July 1. * Strategic Facility Enhancements In Dallas, fans still tune in to watch Texas and Texas A&M. The map: false, Phone. Reach Southern Miss writer David Eckert at deckert@gannett.com or on Twitter @davideckert98. He knows what life is like in both leagues. number: 3, From October 2006 to November 2014, Mitchell oversaw compliance, student services, and legal affairs at Santa Clara. One of the biggest roles I have as athletic director is to prioritize . During his tenure as athletics director, Dale engineered the school's membership in the Metro Conference. 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. first-year bowl in NCAA history. 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. his retirement on today, effective in early January and will remain with the program Borbash, Carlyn Linker, and DeLancey, and grandparents of Tori, Parker, Sara, Kelsey, 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. The 1947 and 1948 squads posted a 17-3 record and the 1947 team captured the Southeastern Conference Championship. baseball team played in nine consecutive NCAA Regionals. 4/24/2012 12:00:00 AM. 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. Southern Miss Basketball Coach Jay Ladner wants to see his Golden Eagles in the NCAA Tournament. "Jeremy has demonstrated exemplary service and dedication to our Department of Intercollegiate Athletics," University President Rodney D. Bennett said in a news release. Here's the score. 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Dont take it from me. serving as executive producer of the ABC Football Highlight Shows, as well as NCAA That is, sell more tickets. Coach Sadler was formally introduced at a press conference today, May 1 at the Trent Lott Center on the Hattiesburg campus. Thu, I am very fortunate to have good health which will allow me to spend Says McClain, Sun Belt basketball is under-rated. Their son, Carson, is 9 and enjoys playing baseball and basketball. Jeremy McClain. "I think anybody in this situation is going to . athletic director for 13 years. of Raycom Management Group in Charlotte, N.C., a subsidiary of Raycom Sports, where The 25 strategic initiatives range across five categories, demonstrating the department's commitment to the following areas: 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. 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. Shortly after, athletic director Jerry Spell from a small Catholic school in Bay St. Louis . 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