South Dakota State's Justin Sell - Director of Athletics
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Oral Roberts' Tim Johnson - Athletic Director
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About this Episode
Today's "From the Chair" features Oral Roberts AD Tim Johnson. Tim and I spend a great deal of time talking about Former OKSt and Clemson AD Terry Don Phillips, the hiring of Dabo Swinney, Tim's time at Clemson and TD's influence on Tim's career. Tim details facility changes at ORU, how his law degree has informed his role as an AD, managing big expectations with a smaller budget and multiple points of pride relative to success in the ORU Athletic Program
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