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Feb 19, 2021 · By: Amy Farnum Patronis | Published: February 19, 2021 | 10:04 am | SHARE: David Coburn, FSU Athletics Director. Florida State University President John Thrasher announced the promotion of David Coburn to vice president and director of Intercollegiate Athletics Friday during a report to the university’s Board of Trustees.
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Coburn wasn’t afforded a learning curve. 1. He led FSU athletics through difficult financial/budget challenges that included pay cuts, furloughs and layoffs. 2. He fired former football coach Willie Taggart in November 2019 and a month later hired Mike Norvell from Memphis. He also oversaw the transition for retiring Mike Martin – the NCAA’s winnin...
Coburn also proudly watched FSU teams, women and men, excel. During his first year leading the athletic department, FSU placed seventh in the Learfield IMG College Director’s Cup. It was the highest finish for any ACC school and also the highest-ranking for FSU athletics in a decade, punctuated by the softball team’s national title. In 2019-20, FSU...
While it’s Alford’s turn to oversee a 20-sport athletics program budgeted at $106 million, a constant remains: revenue streams must be replenished – and created. Additionally, the ACC Network also must help the ACC close the revenue gap among its conference peers. More:'To come in and provide stability is important at Florida State.' Alford set to ...
Nobody is sure what the collegiate landscape, specifically football, will look like in the future. Will schools pull away from the NCAA? Is chatter of four, 16-team super leagues just idle chatter? Will student athletes, already earning money from NIL deals, one day sign contracts and become employees of schools? Where does the academic piece fit i...
Florida State. Coburn was named the 12th athletic director of Florida State in May 2019 after being the interim athletic director for the previous 8 months. It was announced that Coburn would retire in 2022 with his explanation being that Florida State needed a younger athletic director to oversee Florida State during new, unprecedented times.
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Dec 1, 2021 · Published Dec. 1, 2021 | Updated Dec. 1, 2021. Florida State athletic director David Coburn is retiring, the Seminoles announced Wednesday. Coburn began working in that position in an...
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Dec 1, 2021 · 1:29. Florida State’s senior leadership has been in transition the past 16 months. And now Director of Athletics David Coburn, who originally was hired in an interim role before assuming...
Dec 2, 2021 · Florida State athletics director David Coburn will retire at the end of the academic year. FSU president Richard McCullough announced the move in a statement late Wednesday night.
Dec 1, 2021 · The Florida State Seminoles are on the hunt for a new athletic director looking to replace current AD David Coburn, the school confirmed Wednesday night. Coburn, who’s been at the helm of...
