Ex-Auburn AD Jacobs retiring from Florida task

Might 18, 2023, 02:26 PM ET

GAINESVILLE, Fla.– Jay Jacobs, the former Auburn athletic director who has actually been working as Florida’s associate AD for external affairs, is officially retiring following nearly 4 decades in college athletics.The 62-year-old Jacobs spent 13 years as Auburn’s athletic director and won the 2010 championship game in football with coach Gene Chizik and Heisman Prize winner Web cam Newton.”It’s bittersweet,”Jacobs told The Associated

Press.” Made some fantastic relationships for many years. It is difficult to leave, however it’ll be fun what I’m about to do regardless of where I’m at geographically.”Jacobs spent the previous 5 years at the University of Florida overseeing interactions, marketing, ticketing, licensing, boosters and functioning as the sport administrator for Florida’s football program, which ended up 6-7 each of the past 2 seasons.He strategies to remain near college athletics in retirement, potentially acting as a specialist or pursuing another behind-the-scenes venture.” It sounds awful to state, but I don’t want any requirements,”Jacobs stated.”I don’t wish to have to show up somewhere regularly. I want to just see what that resembles for a couple of months not needing to do that. It’s going to be an adjustment because I do not know any other life than this.”A former walk-on offensive lineman at Auburn, he became Auburn’s 14th AD in 2005, and his 13-year run stays the third-longest tenure in school history.Auburn claimed 12 national championships across 5 sports during his watch, none more unforgettable than beating Oregon 22-19 after the 2010 football season in Arizona.

His significant hires consisted of males’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl and football coaches Chizik and Gus Malzahn, who led the Tigers to the national title game following the 2013 season.