Damon Evans, Executive Athletic Director; DJ Durkin, head football coach; and physician Frank Henn at a press conference at the University of Maryland to talk about Jordan McNair. Two weeks after collapsing during a team workout and being hospitalized, the football player died Wednesday.
The search for a permanent athletic director at Maryland ended Monday when the school named Damon Evans, who had been acting in interim since April, to the position. He will begin his duties Monday.
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