Athletic Director Joe Alleva will remain at LSU after being courted by the University of Tennessee for an athletic director position.
Chancellor Mike Martin announced Tuesday he reached an agreement with Alleva, putting together a “compensation package” that will be put before the Board of Supervisors at a future meeting.
“The University of Tennessee was interested in Joe becoming their athletic director, and often good people – both in academics and athletics – attract interest from other institutions,” Martin said in a statement. “We have been pleased with Joe’s performance so, in concert with the leadership of the Board of Supervisors, we determined it was in the best interests of the University to make him a sufficiently fair offer and an opportunity to remain at LSU. We are happy that he has chosen to keep Baton Rouge as his home.”
Alleva said in a statement he is happy to remain at LSU.
“It is not an opportunity that I pursued, and Tennessee is a wonderful place, but in the end I felt that Chancellor Martin has a great vision for LSU,” Alleva said. “He and the Board of Supervisors – particularly James Moore and Blake Chatelain – showed tremendous support for me to stay at LSU.”
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