The College of Houston is shifting on from athletic director Chris Pezman after seven years, the college introduced on Thursday.
Raymond Bartlett, Houston’s senior vp for administration and finance, will function the interim athletic director.
In a press release, college president Renu Khator mentioned, “Chris Pezman has ushered our athletics program via a interval of unbelievable transformation, and we’re grateful for his management over the previous six years. He has been a pivotal a part of our entry into the Massive 12 Convention and championed the success of pupil athletes on the sector and within the classroom.
“This was a troublesome however crucial choice as we navigate a paradigm shift in collegiate athletics. I need to thank Chris for his dedication to UH and to our pupil athletes. On behalf of the College, I want Chris and his household the perfect.”
Pezman lettered three seasons for the Cougars on the gridiron from 1990-1992, and served because the crew’s captain in the course of the 1992 season, earlier than being employed as athletic director on Dec. 11, 2017
Throughout his time as athletic director, the Cougars opened the Fertitta Heart in December 2018. Excluding the Covid-19 season, Houston made 5 consecutive males’s basketball Candy 16 appearances.
Pezman’s dismissal additionally comes months after head soccer coach Dana Holgorsen was fired again in November. The Cougars completed 4-8 (2-7) in 2023, their inaugural season within the Massive 12 after leaving the American Athletic Convention. In 5 seasons at Houston, Holgorsen had a 31-28 file.
Pezman employed Willie Fritz as Holgorsen’s substitute in December 2023, after Fritz led Tulane to among the finest stretches in class historical past.
The varsity mentioned the seek for Pezman’s substitute will start instantly.
