Lee Fowler's Tenure Comes To An End (Updating Throughout The Day)
Fowler, 58, will continue to work through June 30 and will be paid through the remainder of his contract, which is worth $280,000 annually until Sept. 2013.
The school is scheduled to make an official announcement this afternoon. Further details of the buyout arrangement were not immediately available.
(I should probably note for those who don't follow it that the Twitter account is fake.)
Update: here's the release from NC State.
North Carolina State Director of Athletics, Lee Fowler, will step down effective June 30, Chancellor Randy Woodson announced today. Woodson will name an interim director prior to Fowler’s departure and a national search will begin immediately for his replacement, he said.
"Lee Fowler and I talked on Monday and we agreed that now is the appropriate time to make a change," said Woodson.
The chancellor expressed his appreciation for Fowler’s accomplishments, which include the successful completion of a seven-year, $120 million capital campaign for the University Athletic Association that resulted in new athletic facilities and additional academic support for all NC State teams and student-athletes.
"I’ve made many friends and worked with terrific coaches, athletes and administrators at NC State," Fowler said. "I am honored to have served this university for 10 years, but this is the right time for me and my family to seek other opportunities."
There's a full statement from Fowler at that link.
Update II with some links/reactions:
-- Tudor:
Will Lee Fowler one day be remembered as the athletic director who made two of the best coaching hires in N.C. State history?
No. (Sure hope I'm wrong about that.)
-- TBJ:
NCSU spokesman Keith Nichols said that a search committee will be set up to find a new AD, though he didn’t know the makeup of the committee or its time frame for selecting candidates.
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I predict that at some point in the near to distant future, a certain figure at NCSU will be fired, retire, find another job, or die. Remember, you heard it here first!
“Finally, I thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for His faithfulness in guiding my decisions ..”
Dude. He’s blamin’ it all on JESUS!!
And actually, if you read closely, he’s thanking Jesus for having faith … in HIM. You cannot make these gems up, I tell you.
but if jesus was on his side
And we’re all on the other side, does that mean we’re going to hell? Oh well. It’s worth it, I say.
SFN
likes to blow their own horn, but with regard to Fowler they were right. at first i took their dislike for Fowler with a grain of salt, but over the years they have clearly supported their position with facts. facts don’t lie. one has to give Fowler credit for the money he raised during his tenure, but one has to remember that Murphy and Dial gave the large marjority of the money needed for the upgrades. if Fowler got them to do it alone, all credit to him, but i think Amato had much to do with the football upgrades. note that Amato was fired despite this when his teams failed. in a similar vein, Fowler because his teams faired poorly or just above average for the most part, likewise deserved firing.
I give Philip Rivers
the most credit for funds raised for football. Screw Fowler and Amato.
yes. immediately.
The ACC championships are gonna start rolling in. Even George Tarantini will win one.
NOOOOO not the indoor tennis facility!
On the plus side, the rubble from the collapsed facilities will serve to make our cross country teams even better.
Wow
Tudor is really reaching when he speculates about Sid and TOB ending up as the greatest NCSU hires of all time! The fact that neither one has had a winning ACC record yet makes me feel like the chances of that are infinitesimal.
This is still hard for me to fathom
It finally happened. It’s over.
Thank God.
Things may not get better (though they really cannot get worse). But we had no hope as long as that cigar-chomping turd was in charge.
So, does this mean that Lee is no longer in the running for the MSU job? If we can only get him hired somewhere….
Anyway, I’m glad to see that our new chancellor cares about winning. I read Randy Woodson’s interview in the NC State Alumni mag, and based on his comments there, I had a feeling changes were coming. Unlike our administrations over the last 20 years, he actually thinks State can be great in every aspect of a university. His hiring may signal a turning point in our university, including athletics.
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by WolfpackSteelersFan on May 4, 2010 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
So, does this mean that Lee is no longer in the running for the MSU job? If we can only get him hired somewhere….
I haven’t read anything over the last day or two to suggest he’s a serious candidate. My guess is we end up footing the full buyout, but who knows.
Not surprised
If he’s getting passed over by San Diego State (I believe it was anyway), then it would be shocking for him to get an SEC job.
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by WolfpackSteelersFan on May 5, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I was shocked....
… that Woodson was so open about how we had to make this change, and why. Good man…

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