USF's Michael Kelly Accepts Athletic Director Position at United States Naval Academy

New Navy athletic director Michael Kelly achieves a lifelong dream

Michael Kelly applied for the Naval Academy athletic director position in 2001, the last time it was open. At the time, Kelly’s experience in college athletics was limited to a three-year stint as director of facilities and event management at Wake Forest. Navy ultimately hired Chet Gladchuk away from University of Houston. He previously served in the same role at Boston College and Tulane. Kelly, who was president of the Tampa Bay Super Bowl Ho…

Naval Academy Names Kelly as New Athletics Director - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Michael Kelly has been appointed President of the Naval Academy Athletic Association and Director of Athletics at the United States Naval Academy, succeeding Chet Gladchuk, who retired on March 31, 2025, after 24 years of leadership. Kelly, previously Vice President for Athletics at the University of South Florida, assumes the role with a vision to build on Gladchuk’s legacy while advancing the academy’s mission-driven athletic …

Navy names USF’s Michael Kelly as new athletic director

Barely a month after the USF Board of Trustees formally approved the expenditure of $407 million for construction of its on-campus stadium, the athletic director who presided over the project’s evolution is leaving. Seventh-year Bulls AD Michael Kelly, 54, is departing for the same job at Navy, the school confirmed late Wednesday afternoon. His exit means the school is seeking to replace two prominent administrators at the same time. President R…

USF's Michael Kelly accepts athletic director position at United States Naval Academy

The vice president of athletics for the University of South Florida is leaving.The USF said Michael Kelly, the vice president of athletics, has accepted a position as athletic director of the United States Naval Academy.Kelly has been with USF since 2018 and has been a vocal leader in the expansion of USF athletics and the construction of the on-campus football stadium.RELATED: USF trustees green light updated stadium plan that add over $8 milli…

Michael Kelly leaving USF to become AD at Navy

University of South Florida Athletic Director Michael Kelly is leaving the school to take the same position at Navy.

USF athletic director Michael Kelly leaving for Navy

Among other feats, Kelly oversaw the approval of an on-campus football stadium during his watch.