News Nuggets, 08.19.03
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Muse taps in-house talent to buy time for AD search

GREENVILLE — East Carolina didn't have to look far or convene a search committee to find a veteran stand-in to fill its vacant athletic director's position. Nick Floyd, the university's senior associate director of athletics, was named interim athletic director on Monday.

Floyd, who joined ECU in 2001 after serving as an associate commissioner of Conference USA, stepped into the role only three days after Mike Hamrick accepted the AD position at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Chancellor William V. Muse, in announcing Floyd's appointment, said ECU will initiate a search for a permanent director after the conclusion of the football season.

"I am confident that during the interim period, Nick Floyd will provide strong, capable leadership for Pirate athletics," Muse said. "He is familiar with our program and he is a seasoned athletics administrator."

Before joining the staff of C-USA, Floyd was senior associate athletic director at Southern Mississippi, where he served in various administrative capacities in the Golden Eagles athletic department for 12 years.

Floyd is a graduate of Clemson University and holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Mississippi.

C-USA saddled with another Friday night game

Both Cincinnati and South Florida each had one made-for-TV Friday game already designated on its 2003 schedule. The Bearcats and Bulls learned in recent days that they will have another.

ESPN2 will televise the USF-UC football game on Halloween Friday, October 31, at 7:30 p.m. (EST), Conference USA has announced.

The change helps ESPN fill a gap created when the network agreed less than two weeks to move the Brigham Young-Boise State game scheduled for that time slot ahead one day to Thursday night.

Ironically, the Bearcats were the visiting team last season for a Friday, December 6 game against East Carolina. That televised contest was at the center of the so-called  'Friday Night Fight' controversy, which was ignited when then ECU athletic director Mike Hamrick abruptly breached an agreement with the N.C. High School Athletic Association and scheduled the televised home game in conflict with the state prep playoffs.

In announcing the latest shifting of a game to a Friday night, C-USA officials indicated they believe the negatives of collaborating with TV executives in the move are offset by the positives.

“We realize that this date and time are not ideal for many of the local fans," league commissioner Britton Banowsky said in a statement. "However, we hope all concerned can appreciate the value in being able to expose the teams and student-athletes to such a large audience.”

The UC-USF telecast, which will originate from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, will give C-USA a record 12-game national package with ESPN. The contest was moved from its originally scheduled date of Saturday, November 1.

USF kicks off its first season as a football member of C-USA on Saturday, August 30, at Alabama at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN. The Bulls will make their other Friday night appearance on ESPN when they host Texas Christian on October 10, at 8:00 p.m. (EDT).

Cincinnati, the league’s defending co-champion, opens its season against visiting East Carolina on Labor Day Monday, September 1, a game which will air on ESPN at Noon (EDT). The Cincinnati-Louisville contest on Friday, November 28, will be seen on ESPN 2 at 11:00 a.m. (EST).

League official Teter accepts Cincinnati position

CINCINNATI — Brian Teter, a veteran associate commissioner of Conference USA, has been named associate athletic director at the University of Cincinnati. Teter, who has spent the past nine years in conference administration, will initiate new efforts in external and media relations in his duties for the Bearcats.

Teter was a member of the senior staff at C-USA the past eight years, overseeing media relations, television, men's basketball administration and football bowl relations in addition to serving as an external liaison for the league in other areas. He previously was assistant commissioner of the Great Midwest Conference (1994-95) for a year and helped guide the league through its transition to Conference USA.

Teter has worked in intercollegiate athletics for more than 22 years. A 1985 graduate of Illinois State, he served as assistant sports information director at ISU for two years while earning his master's degree. He was assistant SID at Cincinnati for three years (1987-90), assistant SID at Indiana for the 1990-91 school year and sports information director at Miami (Ohio) University for three years (1991-94).

A native of Aurora, Ill., Teter is married to the former Karen Roell, a former UC women's basketball player from Harrison, Ohio. The couple has three children: Kristen (6), Brandon (4), and Lauren (2).

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