South Carolina has hired Jeremiah Donati of TCU as its athletic director. The university's Board of Trustees approved Donati's hiring Thursday. He'll receive a contract that runs through June 30, 2031. He'll make $1.9 million.
FILE- Jeremiah Donati is introduced as TCU’s athletic director during a press conference Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. The university’s board of trustees approved the hiring where Donati, who spent the past seven years leading the Horned Frogs athletic department, will start Jan. 2 with his contract running through June 30, 2031.
“We’re going to have fun. We’re going to work hard,” Donati told the board. “I will not disappoint you.” Donati is inheriting a department that appears to be on the rise. It’s women’s basketball team under coach Dawn Staley is coming off its third national title last year since 2017.CFP berth at stake when No. 10 Boise State hosts No. 19 UNLV in Mountain West title gameThe men’s basketball team under third-year coach Lamont Paris reached the NCAA Tournament last March for the first time in seven years.
Some challenges facing Donati will be how to improve an area around football’s Williams-Brice Stadium, a largely industrial area that many hope can be beautified.
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