STORRS, Conn. ― Two high ranking University of Connecticut officials say the school’s athletic director has been offered the same job at Michigan.
The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because Michigan has made no official announcements about the opening.
UConn President Susan Herbst confirmed that Warde Manuel is a finalist for the job at Michigan, his alma mater, and she expects an announcement from that school in the next couple days.
“He loves his alma mater, as most of us do, so it’s really a great honor and it is one of the best jobs in college athletics, without question,” she said following a school Board of Trustees meeting, which Manuel also attended.
Manuel declined to comment about the potential job, but did talk about his four years in Storrs, which includes six national championships, including dual titles for the men’s and women’s basketball teams in 2014.
“I’m very proud of all that (the student athletes) have accomplished,” he said. “I think that UConn is going to be successful for many, many decades.”
