Big East Set To Hire Former UConn AD Jeff Hathaway

The Big East is set to hire former UConn AD Jeff Hathaway in a men's basketball role that would "enable him to keep his title" of Division I men's basketball committee Chair for the '11-12 academic year. Hathaway has yet "to be officially hired," but sources confirm that he will be. Hathaway left UConn in August "through a separation agreement that amounted to a $700,000 buyout." But as part of the buyout, whatever salary he collects from a new job "will be subtracted from the buyout total" (HARTFORD COURANT, 10/13).

Meanwhile, the Big East is reportedly "considering raising the exit fee for FBS members to $10 million but keeping the fee for non-FBS members at $5 million" (N.Y. POST, 10/13).