Source: Miami AD Dan Radakovich expected to announce retirement

miami Athletic director Dan Radakovich could announce his retirement as early as next week, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Radakovich and the school are discussing the possibility of him remaining in an advisory role at his alma mater. An official announcement is expected once this is determined.

Yahoo Sports first got the news.

The University of Miami said in a statement that it had no comment.

ESPN sources tell Pete Thamel that the man to watch in Miami’s AD search is Michael Yormark, president and CEO of Roc Nation Sports International. A source told ESPN that Yormark was on the Miami campus this week.

Radakovich arrives in Miami in 2021 after AD tenure CLEMSON (2012-21) and georgia tech (2006–12), making him the longest-serving ACC athletic director in his three tenures. At all three stops, he played a key role in helping advance football.

He left clemsonAfter the Tigers won two national titles in football, coach Mario Cristobal was hired to help bring the Hurricanes back to relevance. His experience leading an athletic department with the premier football program in the ACC and conference was attractive to Miami’s decision makers, who were eager to invest in football.

Miami played for a national championship last season and is expected to be the favorite to win the ACC in 2026. Radakovich also hired men’s basketball coach Jay Lucas, who led Miami to this year’s NCAA Tournament in his first season as head coach.

Radakovich, 67, was recently recognized as one of four NACDA Athletics Directors of the Year. In addition to graduating from Miami with an MBA in 1982, Radakovich began his career as an athletics business manager at Miami in 1983.