The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that Georgia Tech Athletic Director is leaving the school to fill the same position at Purdue.
Georgia Tech athletic director Mike Bobinski will be named to the same position at Purdue. Tech school president G.P. “Bud” Peterson confirmed the transition Tuesday morning in a news release.
“While I regret that Mike is leaving us, I appreciate his tremendous efforts the last three years to forge a unified, strategic direction for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association and to energize our coaches, student-athletes and fans,” Peterson said in a statement. “He has led with integrity, and we wish him the best.”
The release said that Bobinski will begin at Purdue later in August and that a search committee will be named to find his successor. For the search that produced Bobinski, Peterson convened a search committee that was led by Tech graduate and prominent donor Steve Zelnak.
The exit leaves Paul Johnson in a precarious position. The Georgia Tech football team hasn't had the same success that they showed early on and support of the option offense is waning. Just yesterday, Paul Johnson was quoted complaining about the Georgia Tech football facilities. Paul Johnson is clearly on the hot seat this season.
On the basketball side, Josh Pastner was just hired, but its never comfortable when a new AD comes on board. Pastner's timetable though may be sped up a bit in light of these events.
