Jay Jacobs (athletics director)
Encyclopedia
Jay Jacobs is the current director of athletics for the Auburn
Tigers
athletic department.
He was named Auburn's 14th Director of Athletics on December 22, 2004, after working in almost every area of the Auburn Athletic Department for the previous 20 year
s. His current annual salary is nearly $500,000.
and subsequent hiring of former Iowa State football
coach, Gene Chizik
.
The public perception of the 2008 coaching search was so negative that it created a groundswell of opposition to Jacobs by many Auburn fans, students and alumni. (Notably, Auburn graduate and former NBA
star Charles Barkley
accused Jacobs and the school of "racism" in its hiring of Chizik over Buffalo
head coach Turner Gill
.)
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
Tigers
Auburn Tigers
Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams. The University is a member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 19 varsity teams in 13 sports:* Men's sports** Baseball** Basketball...
athletic department.
He was named Auburn's 14th Director of Athletics on December 22, 2004, after working in almost every area of the Auburn Athletic Department for the previous 20 year
Year
A year is the orbital period of the Earth moving around the Sun. For an observer on Earth, this corresponds to the period it takes the Sun to complete one course throughout the zodiac along the ecliptic....
s. His current annual salary is nearly $500,000.
2010 Basketball Coaching Change
In March 2010, Jacobs dismissed former Auburn Basketball coach Jeff Lebo. Lebo had been at Auburn for six years, had a losing record, and had failed to make the NCAA tournament in any season. Jacobs replaced him with Tony Barbee.2008 Football coaching change
In December 2008, Jacobs came under considerable criticism for the resignation of head football coach Tommy TubervilleTommy Tuberville
Thomas Hawley Tuberville is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Texas Tech University, a position he has held since the 2010 season...
and subsequent hiring of former Iowa State football
Iowa State Cyclones football
The Iowa State Cyclones football team represents Iowa State University in college football. The Cyclones compete in the Big 12 Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. ISU started playing football in 1892, however, it did not become an official sport until 1894...
coach, Gene Chizik
Gene Chizik
Eugene "Gene" Chizik is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Auburn University football team, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Chizik's 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS...
.
The public perception of the 2008 coaching search was so negative that it created a groundswell of opposition to Jacobs by many Auburn fans, students and alumni. (Notably, Auburn graduate and former NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
star Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley
Charles Wade Barkley is a former American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards...
accused Jacobs and the school of "racism" in its hiring of Chizik over Buffalo
Buffalo Bulls football
The Buffalo Bulls football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University at Buffalo located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo's first...
head coach Turner Gill
Turner Gill
Turner Hillery Gill is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach at Kansas from 2010-2011, and was one of 11 African-American head coaches in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision at the time of his hiring.-College:Gill graduated from Arlington Heights High...
.)