South Carolina searching for new AD, Ray Tanner to transition to new role
The University of South Carolina announced on Friday morning that the school is actively searching for a new athletics director.
Ray Tanner, who has served in his role since 2012, will transition to a new role as soon as a new AD is found, USC president Michael Amiridis said during a scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees on Friday morning.
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According to information delivered during the call, which was attended by GamecockCentral.com, Tanner will move to a role as Senior Advisor to the President once a new athletics director is in place.
A release from the university sent out following the BOT meeting on Friday also noted that Tanner will become “athletics director emeritus.”
The personnel agreement reached between Tanner and South Carolina will run until June 2028, and the deal can be extended at that time upon mutual consent.
Tanner will be compensated his current rate – $1,175,000 – until June 30, 2025. From July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, his pay will be $987,500. After that, his salary will become $800,000 for the life of the deal for his new position.
“I’m humbled and honored that I have had the great fortune to be a part of this wonderful university and that will continue,” Tanner said in the release. “For a while now, I have thought there’s going to come a time for Carolina to get a new athletics director, and the president and I have had those conversations. There was interest for me to remain at the university. I agreed to stay in a new role because of my passion for this university, this city and this state.”
Stay tuned to GamecockCentral.com for more on this developing story.
