Former Virginia Commonwealth athletic director Norwood Teague was introduced as the new director of athletics at the University of Minnesota Monday afternoon.
Teague played an intricate part in the success of VCU Rams athletics since he was hired in 2006, and was announced as the lone finalist for the job by President Eric Kaler.
Finding a successor to the departing Joel Maturi was Kaler's first big task as president, and the search included many possible candidates.
None were deemed ready for the task until Sunday, when Kaler announced that Teague was to be considered the only finalist for the job.
Teague spoke at his first press conference after being introduced as the newest U of M athletic director.
"I think University of Minnesota athletics has a lot of room for growth and the ceiling is very high," Teague said. "Most of all, I have detected a burning desire from Gopher fans for improvement to win at a higher level."
Those in attendance of the press conference included head football coach Jerry Kill, head men's basketball coach Tubby Smith, and men's basketball players Trevor Mbakwe and Austin Hollins.
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