Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2019

57 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.BestOfMP.com | www.ReadMPM.com feature W ith few exceptions, a university’s director of athletics occupies a vice president’s hectic seat on a campus organizational chart. Commonly referred as the “AD,” the leader of the college’s department of athletics — large or small — has accepted an awesome responsibility. At the University of South Carolina, Ray Tanner was a national championship coach. At Clemson University, Dan Radakovich is a veteran and proven BY ANDY SOLOMON Top of Their Games A Look into the Lives of Local and Statewide Athletic Directors