Florida State named Michael Alford as its new athletics director on Thursday, with the Seminoles changing course after targeting Louisville AD Vince Tyra for the job.
Alford has served as president and CEO of Seminole Boosters since 2020, accepting that job after spending time as athletics director at Central Michigan from 2017 to 2020. When Alford took the job with Seminole Boosters, it was widely anticipated he would succeed David Coburn as athletics director.
However, when Coburn announced his retirement last week, new FSU president Richard McCullough targeted Tyra as the school's top candidate.