I will be very clear up front: I was wary of Knowlton from the start, but I have never felt comfortable with this tenure at Cal. I have felt for too long that he is incapable of running a successful FBS Athletic Department. The proof was in the Mark Fox hire and the extension of Justin Wilcox.
I will be very clear up front: I was wary of Knowlton from the start, but I have never felt comfortable with this tenure at Cal. I have felt for too long that he is incapable of running a successful FBS Athletic Department. The proof was in the Mark Fox hire and the extension of Justin Wilcox.
Cal could potentially rectify this situation by "reassigning" Knowlton. Put him in Athletic Department Siberia by having him focus solely on fundraising for a small subset of non-revenue sports. thereby encouraging him to take a negotiated buyout.
Also change the reporting structure of the Athletic Department so that Knowlton is no longer at the top of the org chart. He can continue to report to Lyons directly, but the Deputy ADs should be co-ADs in this structure until a new AD is named.
I will be very clear up front: I was wary of Knowlton from the start, but I have never felt comfortable with this tenure at Cal. I have felt for too long that he is incapable of running a successful FBS Athletic Department. The proof was in the Mark Fox hire and the extension of Justin Wilcox.
Cal could potentially rectify this situation by "reassigning" Knowlton. Put him in Athletic Department Siberia by having him focus solely on fundraising for a small subset of non-revenue sports. thereby encouraging him to take a negotiated buyout.
Also change the reporting structure of the Athletic Department so that Knowlton is no longer at the top of the org chart. He can continue to report to Lyons directly, but the Deputy ADs should be co-ADs in this structure until a new AD is named.