Difference Makers: Episode 66 — Georgia Southern athletic director Jared Benko

This episode is brought to you by the Savannah Economic Development Authority Georgia Southern Athletic Director Jared Benko is our latest Difference Maker and discusses managing an athletic department during a pandemic, his plans to do more in Savannah and at the Armstrong campus and the Eagles' place on the college athletics landscape. Podcast listeners: Get digital SMN subscription by clicking here for a special offer (5:10): Influences growing up and at UGA (12:10): Path to his role as athletic director at a Division 1 school (15:33): What an athletic director does that people don't realize (22:10): Reflection on challenges of 2020 football season with pandemic (28:50): Changes in finances due to COVID pandemic (36:50): Evolution of the Georgia Southern athletics program (42:30): Future of Georgia Southern sports and Savannah (47:05): Thoughts on Knight Commission's findings on future of NCAA football Make sure to follow The Commute podcast for daily news briefs from Adam .

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Difference Makers: Episode 66 — Georgia Southern athletic director Jared Benko is an episode from Difference Makers with @SavannahOpinion by Adam Fish.

This episode is 57:08 long.

This episode was published on Jan 15, 2021.

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