Waco, Texas
The announcement of McCaw’s resignation came a little more than an hour after Baylor hired former Wake Forest football coach Jim Grobe to replace the ousted Art Briles.
McCaw said in a statement he was stepping down because it would be help Baylor promote “unity, healing and restoration.”
Last week Briles was suspended with intent to terminate and university president Kenneth Starr was demoted.
McCaw has been AD since 2003, hired after a scandal involving the men’s basketball program led to the resignation of then-athletic director Tom Stanton.
Austin, Texas
The decision Monday comes after the Longhorns’ first losing season since 1998. Texas will miss the NCAA postseason for the third time in five years.
The university said in a statement the 77-year-old Garrido will become special assistant to athletic director Mike Perrin. The school said he was “relinquishing his duties” as coach.
Garrido had one year left on a contract that paid him nearly $1.1 million. He had said he wouldn’t resign and wanted to stay.
Garrido has 1,975 victories dating to 1969. He won five College World Series titles — three with Cal-State Fullerton (1979, 1984, 1995) and two with Texas (2002, 2005). Texas this season finished 25-32.
Omaha, Neb.
The tournament’s 64-team field was announced Monday. Regional play begins Friday.
Florida (47-13) was ranked No. 1 in the polls for most of the season and finished runner-up to Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament. The Gators open against Bethune-Cookman in Gainesville.
The other SEC national seeds are No. 4 Texas A&M (41-16), No. 6 Mississippi State (41-16-1) and No. 8 LSU (42-18).
Fargo, n.d.
The Fighting Hawks captured their eighth NCAA Division I men’s hockey title on April 9 with a 5-1 victory over Quinnipiac at the Frozen Four in Tampa.
Coach Brad Berry’s team also won its second straight Penrose Cup as the National Collegiate Hockey Association champs.
The trophy will be on display and available for pictures at Scheels stores in Fargo on Wednesday, Grand Forks on Friday, and Minot and Bismarck on Saturday.
