TAMPA – The longtime level man for internet hosting main sporting occasions in Tampa is taking his skills to the College of South Florida as the varsity’s new “CEO of Athletics.”
Rob Higgins is leaving the Tampa Bay Sports activities Fee after serving as the chief director since 2004.
He was monumental in bringing two Tremendous Bowls, a Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship, the NCAA Ladies’s Last 4 and plenty of different high-profile occasions to Tampa Bay.
After a “complete nationwide search” by USF, Higgins will step into the place as an enormous soccer stadium challenge to seat greater than 35,000 individuals is underway on the campus in North Tampa.
The transfer additionally comes after an enormous win by the Bulls over the Florida Gators on Saturday.
What they’re saying:
“I can not consider an even bigger week for USF athletics since they beat Auburn and West Virginia in 2007, the joy is at an all time excessive. The stadium is coming,” mentioned Collin Sherwin, the founding father of the Bay Space Examiner.
With school athletics working extra like massive enterprise, Higgins will take the title “CEO of Athletics” somewhat than “Athletic Director.”
The backstory:
Higgins grew up a USF fan and when he was 8 years outdated he grew to become a ball child for the basketball group.
In 2015, he was inducted into the Zimmerman College of Promoting Corridor of Fame and acquired the Distinguished Citizen Award at USF Graduation.
Higgins supplied an announcement concerning the journey that he has been on up till this level:
“I by no means imagined that a possibility to volunteer as a younger boy at USF basketball video games would take me down a path to a profession of over 20 years serving on the Tampa Bay Sports activities Fee and now the chance to return to my alma mater as the primary CEO of Athletics. Cliches are sometimes rooted in some fact, however this actually is a dream come true. I couldn’t be extra honored to tackle this duty and couldn’t be extra excited to get began,” Higgins mentioned. “Go Bulls!”
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What’s subsequent:
A wage quantity has not but been introduced, however we do know Higgins’ predecessor, Mike Kelly, signed a five-year deal value over $5 million.
Higgins is ready to handle the general public throughout a press convention on Sept. 22.
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The Supply: Data for this story was supplied by the College of South Florida and former FOX 13 reviews.
