Current position | |
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Title | Athletic director |
Team | Buffalo |
Conference | MAC |
Annual salary | $295,000 [1] |
Biographical details | |
Born | January 4, 1973 |
Alma mater | University of Missouri |
Playing career | |
1993–1995 | Missouri |
Position(s) | Linebacker / tight end |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2006–2012 | Missouri (associate AD) |
2012–2015 | Southeast Missouri State |
2015–2018 | Memphis (deputy AD) |
2018–present | Buffalo |
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