Marshall and athletic director Christian Spears have agreed to mutually part ways at the conclusion of his current contract. ESPN’s Pete Thamel broke this news on Monday night. Spears was hired ...

Marshall University officially introduced the Herd’s new athletics director, Gerald J. Harrison, on Wednesday. The press ...

Marshall said the decision was mutual and it will begin an immediate search for a replacement for Spears, who was hired in February 2022. “It has been my honor to serve this incredible ...

At Marshall, Spears will take over a storied 16-sport athletics program with a $30 million budget. He will begin his tenure March 14 and will succeed Jeff O’Malley, who has led the department as ...

“Christian Spears is a transformational leader who exhibits a deep respect for tradition, combined with an ability to architect a vision to unleash potential,” Marshall President Brad D. Smith ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two years ago today, Marshall University embarked on a new adventure within its Athletic Department when Christian Spears started as the new Director of Athletics.

Marshall University has its next athletic director. The school’s Board of Governors voted Monday morning to hire Christian Spears to fill the position that was held by Jeff O’Malley on an ...

Marshall President Brad D. Smith, left, speaks with Mayor Steve Williams before a news conference introducing Christian Spears as the new Marshall University athletic director on Friday, Feb. 25 ...

Christian Spears has spent over two decades working in collegiate athletics, many of those years were in an assistant or deputy athletic director role. His is now set to lead a program for the ...

Marshall will not renew the contract of athletic director Christian Spears when it expires next year, the school announced Tuesday. Marshall said the decision was mutual and it will begin an ...

Marshall University athletic director Christian Spears speaks as he introduces head football coach Tony Gibson during press conference on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at the Brad D. Smith Center for ...