http://www.timeswv.com/sports/gee-wvu-to-act-swiftly-in-n...Asked if she or any other current staff member was under consideration, Gee answered:
“I think we are very blessed with our staff. We want someone who will build on the success we’ve had.”
It sounded, however, like they were looking outside the department. “There will be a lot of advisors,” Gee said, but added there would not be a search committee as such. “In this kind of a search, a committee search is not in the best interests. The kind of person we want is very happy where they are.” Within the department the candidates would most likely be Cunningham; Teri Howes, senior associate athletic director, sports administration, SWA; Matt Borman, senior associate athletic director, executive director.
Among the names mentioned when Luck was hired were former MAC director Whit Babcock, who went on to be athletic director at Cincinnati and now is in his first year at Virginia Tech; Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens; Ohio athletic director Jim Schaus; and Alabama deputy director of athletics Shane Lyons. Gee is no rookie when it comes to hiring athletic directors.
“I have been in the athletic director business for a long time,” the veteran university administrator said. “I have appointed a number and you know I eliminated the athletic director at Vanderbilt, so I’ve been on a number of sides of the equation.”