On Dec. 19, it was announced that Southern Miss’ Athletic Director Bill McGillis had accepted the position of Associate Vice President and Executive Athletic Director of Athletics at the University of San Diego. Director of Strength and Conditioning Zac Woodfin will serve as interim Athletic Director for the fall semester but will not be a candidate to replace McGillis.
“We will leave Southern Miss with a heavy heart and very mixed emotions,” McGillis said. “Quite simply, we are at a point our life and career at which resetting our priorities is important.”
McGillis was hired in 2013 after the Golden Eagle athletic programs had been suffering, most notably the football team’s winless season in 2012.