UTC athletic director David Blackburn addresses the Chattanooga Quarterback Club at its noon luncheon meeting Monday at the Stadium Club at Finley Stadium.The concurrent searches for new University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s and women’s basketball coaches are progressing and should be wrapped up within the next week or so, new athletic director David Blackburn said Monday.
Speaking to an attentive audience of more than 100 Chattanooga Quarterback Club members and guests, Blackburn talked about his past, his goals for UTC and more during a 40-minute talk in the Stadium Club at Finley Stadium.
Before anyone could ask a question about the searches, Blackburn gave a brief and nameless progress report. He declined to mention names to protect “the integrity of the search and I wanted to protect the candidates’ names also,” he said afterward.
In his first public address since his introductory reception on April 24, Blackburn said of the searches, “It’s all I’ve done” since starting work on April 25.
After the lunchtime address, Blackburn spoke with the media for several minutes. He said he still is interviewing candidates for the men’s and women’s jobs. He also said no candidates have been brought onto UTC’s campus, and they may not before the hirings.