With Cincinnati releasing an official statement we know Mike Bohn is officially in Southern California. The only shocker is President Neville Pinto naming Ryan Hays as active Director of Athletics. Earlier reports stated it may be Maggie McKinley, but it would be the Executive Vice President leading the way until Bohn’s replacement is found.
Congrats to Mike and hopefully the university can find a great replacement.
Per GoBearcats:
University of Cincinnati Athletics Director Mike Bohn, who has led Bearcats sports since 2014, has accepted a new position at the University of Southern California. President Neville Pinto announced that a national search for a new director of athletics will start immediately.
Pinto named Ryan Hays, Executive Vice President, as Acting Director of Athletics. Hays also serves as the President’s Chief of Staff. Pinto stated: “With Dr. Hays at the helm, my office will have direct oversight of athletics during this transition. He has my full confidence in providing the leadership and stability necessary to sustain our tremendous momentum both on and off the field.”
As for recruiting a new director of athletics, Pinto insisted: “Given our amazing student athletes, our stellar coaches, our first-class facilities and our great and growing fan base and supporters, I am confident that we will recruit an outstanding permanent leader to UC.”
Pinto added: “Mike Bohn’s record of success has positioned us well to elevate our program to even greater heights. On behalf of the Bearcats nation, I want to wish Mike and Kim our very best as they pursue this new opportunity.”
POINTS OF PRIDE:
§ Home to eight national championships and 101 conference championships
§ 16 Olympic Games competitors, including: five Gold medalists, two Silver medalists and one Bronze medalist
§ Appeared in 10 bowls since 2006 and ranks in the Top 20 for football winning percentage in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision since 2007
§ Earned distinction as the only school in the nation in 2018-19 to tally 11 football wins, including a bowl win, and earn 24 or more wins in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball
§ Achieved a school-record NCAA Multi-Year Academic Progress Rate of 990 (2019), bettering the previous record mark set a year ago, with Bearcats student-athletes also earning a record-high GPA of 3.373
§ Recently renovated two major sports venues: Fifth Third Arena features new club seating, 360-degree seats plus new amenities (October 2019); the expanded and renovated historic Nippert Stadium, the second-oldest playing field in college football, boasts more seating, scholarship club seats, indoor and outdoor suites, new concourses and concessions (September 2015)
