Jeff Purinton, Alabama's executive deputy athletics director under Greg Byrne, will be the new AD at Arkansas State. There he will be the boss of former Crimson Tide football staffer Butch Jones, the head coach of the Red Wolves since 2021.
Jeff Purinton, right, worked in Alabama's athletics department 15 years before being hired as the new athletics director at Arkansas State.A mainstay in the Alabama athletics department is moving on to a bigger role.
A 15-year veteran in Alabama’s athletics, Purinton is effectively the No. 2 in the administration after working his way up within the department. His name has been connected to previous athletics directors’ openings before landing in Jonesboro. “We hired Jeff in the summer of my first year at Alabama in large part because he brought great outside perspective and had really strong national relationships,” Saban said as part of the Arkansas State news release. “I relied on Jeff often, especially those first few years, in areas beyond just the media in terms of building the football program to where it is now. He moved up in terms of his administrative role here and has done an outstanding job as our football oversight.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Braced for Roe v. Wade overturn, California expands abortion servicesCalifornia prepares for a surge in patients from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, and Texas.
Read more »
Man finds 2.38-carat diamond in Arkansas parkAdam Hardin found a 2.38-carat brown diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.
Read more »
Man finds 2.38-carat diamond after decade-long search at parkAdam Hardin is a regular visitor to Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park. His diamond is the largest one found at the park since last September.
Read more »
'Wow, that's a big diamond!': State park visitor's perseverance pays offThe largest diamond of the year has been discovered at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, the park announced in a news release on Tuesday.
Read more »
Alabama to simulate I-65 lane reversal from Mobile to Montgomery WednesdayIn the event of an evacuation situation, ALDOT would convert all lanes on I-65 to the northbound direction from Mobile to Montgomery in order to allow maximum evacuation from the coast.
Read more »
Eufaula community weighs in on $85 million state parks amendmentIf most voters end up voting yes, then the state will be allowed to borrow the $85 million to improve state parks and public historical sites.
Read more »