Michael Alford, Central Michigan University’s athletics director since 2017, stepped down on Wednesday morning, accepting an offer to work with Florida State University’s fundraising organization.
The news came as a shock to the Mt. Pleasant community, as Alford was instrumental in creating the Champions Center (set to open this fall) and brought aboard Jim McElwain to lead the football team in 2019.
Alford will become the head of fundraising at Seminole Boosters, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization which handles Florida State University’s athletic fundraising endeavours. Alford’s previous experience prior to CMU was primarily with fundraising and marketing, coming over to Mt.