Auburn — A National survey for Auburn’s next track and field manager beginsbut for the time being Rich McGlynn is in charge.
new AU president Chris Roberts named McGlynn interim AD On Tuesday, he replaced, at least temporarily, Allen Green, who resigned eight days before the start of the football season.
“I am thrilled and humbled to help lead Auburn Athletics through this transition period. I would like to thank Dr. Chris Roberts for this opportunity,” McGlynn said in a statement. We have so much passion and love for Auburn, we raised our family here, all four of our kids go to Auburn, and they’re orange and blue.”
What is McGlynn? Here are three things you should know about interim background.
Rich McGlynn pulled Auburn strings in Cam Newton’s eligibility story
McGlynn’s official title is Executive Associate AD in Compliance. He has handled Auburn’s most high-profile NCAA dust-ups over the years, including former quarterback Cam Newton’s eligibility issues during his 2010 National championship season.
Because Newton was in the middle of a Heisman Trophy-winning season, the NCAA advised Auburn to declare him ineligible because it deemed the Mississippi booster to have acted as an agent during Newton’s recruitment. I was. Longtime Auburn his beat According to his 2011 report by his writer, Philip of 247Sports, his Marshall, McGlynn wrote to his NCAA to get his SEC title just in time for his game. Helped restore Newton’s credentials.
“I knew there was a pretty good argument that Cam had very little responsibility.” McGlynn said to Marshall“In fact, none. While technically this ordinance could have been violated, it does justify withholding an individual from competition, especially if they did not know the competition was taking place.” I think we’ve put together a very strong argument that it shouldn’t, and I think that’s what the NCAA ultimately agreed to.
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McGlynn led Auburn basketball through NCAA investigation
McGlynn also coached Bruce Pearl’s basketball program for four years. NCAA investigation closed in December 2021 with minimal penaltiesThe investigation stems from the September 2017 arrest and eventual conviction of former assistant coach Chuck Parson of accepting bribes to turn over professional prospects to agents and financial advisers. It was part of a broader FBI investigation into corruption across college basketball.
During the investigation, Auburn wisely imposed a self-imposed postseason ban on the Tigers’ struggling 2020-21 season. When the NCAA finally came to a conclusion early in his 2021-22 season, Auburn was arguably surging with the most talented roster in program history.
What are the resulting penalties? The Violations Commission reported that: Tigers’ voluntary postseason ban was enough to avoid facing the same punishment Also. Pearl was suspended for two games and Auburn was given four years of probation.
Prior to Auburn, McGlynn worked for the NCAA with a background in law.
McGlynn worked for the NCAA for five years before arriving in Auburn in 2006. That included a job in the executive branch of the governing body of college sports.
His positions there included Reinstatement Representative for Student-Athletes and Associate Director of Membership Services.
McGlynn received her Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall in 1999 after attending Florida Southern as an undergraduate. Before he entered the world of college track and field, she was a legal practitioner in the New Jersey Legislative Majority Office (2000-01).
