Wesley Kirchharr
Sports Editor
Scott Shelton
Staff Writer
Senior Vice Chancellor for Athletics Jeremy McClain has left his role at Troy University to become the next athletics director at the University of Southern Mississippi, according to a tweet from McClain on April 4.
McClain, a Mississippi native, was introduced as the new athletic director by the Southern Miss Golden Eagles on Monday, April 8.
“I wasn’t out looking for a job,” McClain said to WLOX-TV following his press conference. “Then, I got a phone call.