The bitterness of November’s autumn and the darkness of its mornings followed Anton Goff as he walked from his car to his office next to Taffner Fieldhouse. He’d only been in Queens for a handful of weeks, still adjusting to the 105-arce campus 116 miles away from his old job at the University of Hartford.
For his first three weeks, Goff walked by Carnesecca Arena and through a hallway with trophies and awards encased by glass, by himself in the silence of the predawn hours.
To the right of his office door is a large red plate, his name and “Director of Athletics” appearing in white letters.