Besides Terry Tumey, the happiest person in the room during Monday's press conference to introduce Fresno State's new athletic director had to be university president Joseph Castro.

Bulldogs athletics aren't Castro's problem … err, responsibility … anymore.

And not a moment, or a month, too soon.

"Academics and athletics will rise together" might be a catchy slogan, but it doesn't in any way accurately reflect the current reality. While academics at Fresno State have soared during Castro's tenure, athletics are floundering.

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