JEREMY MCCLAIN • DIRECTOR, SOUTHERN MISS ATHLETICSJeremy McClain returns to the University of Southern Mississippi after serving as the Director of Athletics at Troy University since August of 2015. He served as the Deputy Director of Athletics at Southern Miss for three years prior to his departure to Troy. During his time at Troy, McClain hired Chip Lindsey earlier this year to run the school's football program as well as named a new head men's basketball coach Scott Cross. Under McClain, the football program won 31 games, tied for the most wins over the last three seasons by Group of Five conference schools with Boise State and UCF. The Trojans won three-straight bowl games and a Sun Belt Conference title while earning a national ranking and recording a historic victory at LSU in that time period. In addition, the football program enjoyed record attendance in the last three seasons. |