SB Nation DC - Maryland Athletic Director Kevin Anderson Denies Reports Of Departure For Stanfordhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48897/dc-fave.png2012-07-16T21:39:57-04:00http://dc.sbnation.com/rss/stream/29274162012-07-16T21:39:57-04:002012-07-16T21:39:57-04:00Stanford Denies Report That Maryland's Kevin Anderson Will Be New Athletic Director
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<p>Both sides are now denying reports that surfaced Monday afternoon that Maryland Athletic Director Kevin Anderson was set to take the same position at Stanford University. Anderson came out quickly and <a target="_blank" href="http://dc.sbnation.com/2012/7/16/3163381/kevin-anderson-maryland-stanford-athletic-director/in/2927416">issued a denial to The Washington Post</a>, and now sources in the Bay Area are stating that Stanford is not close to finishing its search for a new AD.</p>
<p>Anderson is a Bay Area native and once served as fund-raiser at Stanford and he certainly seems like a potential fit for the Cardinal. But <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/Stanford-to-name-Maryland-s-Kevin-Anderson-as-new-3710831.php">Tim FitzGerald of the San Francisco Chronicle reports</a> that they are now close to naming him the AD in Palo Alto:</p>
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<p>A Stanford spokesperson Monday denied a report that Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson was in contract negotiations with Stanford to head its athletic department.</p>
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<p>The committee is "not even close" to completing its work, a source close to the committee said Monday afternoon.</p>
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<p>Anderson was named AD at Maryland in 2010, signing a five-year contract for that position. But the Stanford job opened this summer when Cardinal AD Bob Bowlsby left the school to become Commissioner of the Big 12.</p>
<p><i>For more Maryland coverage, check out <a href="http://www.testudotimes.com/" target="_blank">Testudo Times</a>.</i></p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2012/7/16/3163776/kevin-anderson-stanford-athletic-director-marylandBrendan Porath2012-07-16T18:13:09-04:002012-07-16T18:13:09-04:00Kevin Anderson Denies Reports That He Is Leaving Maryland For Stanford
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<p>University of Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson <a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/terrapins-insider/post/kevin-anderson-no-truth-to-report-hes-leaving-maryland-to-become-stanfords-next-ad/2012/07/16/gJQAJaMRpW_blog.html">denied reports that he was leaving for Stanford University</a>. Anderson talked to the Washington Post hours after a report in the San Francisco Chronicle said that he was taking the Stanford job pending salary negotiations. </p>
<p>Anderson's denial from the Washington Post report:</p>
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<p>"I haven't talked to anybody from Stanford University about their athletics director position or any other position," Anderson told the Post's Jason Reid in a telephone interview. "I have not accepted another job. I have not talked to anyone about another job. This [report] is incorrect."</p>
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<p>Anderson's tenure at Maryland has been difficult. He took the job in 2010, signing a five-year contract. Since then, budget deficits have forced him to cut several smaller sports as the school scrambles to address what could be a $17 million hole by 2017. He has also drawn fire for the decision to hire Randy Edsall as the head football coach and the men's basketball team missing the postseason during both his first two years. </p>
<p><i>For more Maryland coverage, check out <a href="http://www.testudotimes.com/" target="_blank">Testudo Times</a>. </i></p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2012/7/16/3163381/kevin-anderson-maryland-stanford-athletic-directorRyan Van Bibber2012-07-16T16:51:19-04:002012-07-16T16:51:19-04:00Maryland Athletic Director Kevin Anderson To Take Same Position At Stanford, According To Reports
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<p>Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson is leaving to take the same job at Stanford, according to reports. </p> <p>University of Maryland athletic director <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/Stanford-to-name-Maryland-s-Kevin-Anderson-as-new-3710831.php" target="_blank">Kevin Anderson is leaving after two years on the job</a>. Anderson, according to a report in the <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>, is taking over as the athletic director at Stanford University, as soon as the two sides can agree on a salary.</p>
<p>The <i>Chronicle </i>report was corroborated by Chick Hernandez of CSN Washington, a Maryland graduate. </p>
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<p>Kevin Anderson leaving Maryland for Stanford AD gig.That was quick!</p>
— Chick Hernandez (@CHICKatCSN) <a href="https://twitter.com/CHICKatCSN/status/224974102060998656" data-datetime="2012-07-16T21:09:40+00:00">July 16, 2012</a>
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<p>Anderson has ties to Stanford, having been the director of annual giving from 1993-1995. He signed a five-year deal in 2010 to take over at Maryland, after leaving the AD job at West Point. His tenure at Maryland has been a difficult one, marked by serious budget issues, including a deficit that could reach $17 million by 2017. He has already cut several smaller programs.</p>
<p>Maryland football fans failed to warm to Anderson after the decision to hire Randy Edsall as the head football coach. Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach was a more popular candidate who interviewed for that job, but reports after the fact revealed that Anderson and others at Maryland were turned off by Leach.</p>
<p>Anderson also hired a new men's basketball coach in 2010-2011, Mark Turgeon. The team has not made a tournament appearance in Anderson's two years as AD.</p>
<p><i>For more Maryland coverage, check out <a href="http://www.testudotimes.com/" target="_blank">Testudo Times</a>. </i></p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/maryland-terrapins/2012/7/16/3163199/maryland-athletic-director-kevin-anderson-stanfordRyan Van Bibber