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A temporary shakeup of the Southern athletic department became official Friday, though the cause of it remained unclear.
The Southern Board of Supervisors approved the university’s plan to reassign Athletic Director William Broussard to the Southern System Presidents Office for four months beginning April 1. It also approved men’s basketball coach Roman Banks taking over Broussard’s duties in the interim.
No one from the university offered any explanation for the highly unusual move, and Broussard indicated that his absence from the athletic director’s office might exceed the presumed end date of Aug. 1.
Broussard was asked in a telephone interview with The Advocate on Friday whether he expected to be athletic director Aug. 1. He replied, “I start in the president’s office April 1. I’m taking it one day at a time.”
In his first public comments since the plan was revealed Thursday, Broussard, 36, said he sees his new role as a fundraiser as an “opportunity” to further his career. When asked whether he would be job-hunting during the reassignment, he said he hasn’t “aggressively done that to this point.”
“If an opportunity comes across my desk, I would explore it,” he said, “but I’m not looking to jump ship next week.”
http://theadvocate.com/sports/southern/11956868-123/william-broussard-on-his-new
The Southern Board of Supervisors approved the university’s plan to reassign Athletic Director William Broussard to the Southern System Presidents Office for four months beginning April 1. It also approved men’s basketball coach Roman Banks taking over Broussard’s duties in the interim.
No one from the university offered any explanation for the highly unusual move, and Broussard indicated that his absence from the athletic director’s office might exceed the presumed end date of Aug. 1.
Broussard was asked in a telephone interview with The Advocate on Friday whether he expected to be athletic director Aug. 1. He replied, “I start in the president’s office April 1. I’m taking it one day at a time.”
In his first public comments since the plan was revealed Thursday, Broussard, 36, said he sees his new role as a fundraiser as an “opportunity” to further his career. When asked whether he would be job-hunting during the reassignment, he said he hasn’t “aggressively done that to this point.”
“If an opportunity comes across my desk, I would explore it,” he said, “but I’m not looking to jump ship next week.”
http://theadvocate.com/sports/southern/11956868-123/william-broussard-on-his-new
