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Tennessee’s new adidas deal shows the latest weapon in recruiting and underlines how schools are finding more creative ways to get their athletes paid above board.
Danny White had hired a football coach for the first time in his athletics director career, and now he needed to sell his hire of Lance Leipold, a Division III coach, to Buffalo Bulls fans.
NORMAN, Okla. — Danny White has a vision. It might not sit well with some Tennessee fans after the Volunteers' AD announced an across-the-board ticket increase of 10% last week. But it is one ...
DESTIN, Fla. — Danny White knew what he was doing. A few days before SEC spring meetings, the Tennessee athletic director filmed a video interview with his boss, school president Donde Plowman ...
Tennessee's Danny White is the highest-paid athletics director at a public university in the country, based on documents obtained by USA TODAY Network, after he signed a contract extension that ...
Danny White saw a Tennessee athletic department where the football program was under investigation into recruiting malfeasance, the head coach had recently been fired and a bit of shine had worn ...
Danny White would like to come meet with you,” the person told Leipold. Leipold figured that meant he’d meet Buffalo’s young athletic director in a few weeks.
Tennessee athletics director Danny White, who was the AD at UCF from 2015-21, said he was fortunate to be a part of helping the school get into the Big 12 Conference. He said he's happy to see the ...