MURFREESBORO – David Blackburn, the former Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at Chattanooga, has been hired as Middle Tennessee's Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs as announced by Blue Raider Director of Athletics Chris Massaro on Monday. Blackburn takes over for Whit Turnbow who stepped down in May.
"It was an easy decision to hire a person the caliber of David Blackburn," said Massaro. "We lost a great talent in Whit Turnbow but we feel like we have replaced the position with a person who brings a tremendous skill set. Personally, I look forward to having someone in the department who has sat in the Athletic Director's chair because as we continue to grow that experience will be invaluable to me and our department.