Jeremiah Donati
| File:Jeremiah Donati at South Carolina.webp Jeremiah Donati at South Carolina | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | South Carolina |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 8 |
| Alma mater | University of Puget Sound |
Jeremiah Donati (born August 8 N/A) is the current Athletic director at the University of South Carolina.[1] Donati held the same position at TCU, and before that was their deputy athletics director.
Jeremiah Donati was named the University of South Carolina's 31st Director of Athletics, President Michael Amiridis announced on Dec.5, 2024 following a meeting of the school's Board of Trustees. He begins his duties on Jan. 2, 2025.
Bigography
Donati comes to USC after serving as the Athletics Director of the TCU Horned Frogs since July 2017, where he led the Horned Frogs' athletics program to new heights including eight team national championships and 11 Big 12 Conference titles. In addition to TCU being the first Texas team to appear in the College Football Playoffs, TCU's men's basketball team has appeared in the last three NCAA Tournaments while its baseball team won back-to-back Big 12 championships and made one appearance in the College World Series.
"I'm honored to join the University of South Carolina, a school with a rich history of athletic excellence and passionate fans," said Donati. "I look forward to working alongside our exceptional coaches, student-athletes, and staff to continue building on the tremendous success of Gamecock Athletics. Our goal is to be a national leader in both competitive excellence and student-athlete experience. We will compete for championships while ensuring our student-athletes are supported in all aspects of their college careers."
In joining USC, Donati brings to Columbia a wealth of experience in navigating an ever-changing collegiate sports landscape.
"I am thrilled to welcome Jeremiah Donati to Gamecock Nation," said USC President Michael Amiridis. "Jeremiah's accomplishments at TCU speak for themselves. His leadership will be invaluable as we continue to build on the successes of Gamecock Athletics and ensure that our student-athletes have the support and resources they need to compete at the highest level."
In the 2023-24 athletics season, TCU was one of only five schools nationally to win multiple NCAA Championships. In the previous 2022-23 season, TCU became the first school in the College Football Playoff era to reach the CFP, NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and College World Series in the same academic year. Under first-year head football coach Sonny Dykes, the Horned Frogs reached the College Football Playoff in 2022, defeating Michigan in the CFP semifinals of the Fiesta Bowl and played Georgia in the national championship game.
That same season, TCU set a school record with six conference coach of the year recipients: football, women's diving, beach volleyball, men's golf, men's tennis and equestrian.
Donati arrived at TCU in 2011 as Deputy Athletics Director, playing a major role in fundraising and project development before being named AD. His efforts enhanced the TCU student-athlete experience through significant facility upgrades totaling nearly $500 million. The most recent project is a $50 million renovation and expansion to TCU's Athletics Human Performance Center.
Donati succeeds Ray Tanner, who has led the Gamecocks since 2012 and became athletics director emeritus and senior advisor to the president.
Under Donati, TCU also has enjoyed record levels of donor support for its athletics program. In the four years he oversaw fundraising in the Frog Club, TCU recorded its three highest totals in overall athletics giving. Additionally, TCU reached record levels in men's basketball attendance as well as setting new marks in ticket and licensing revenues.
In March 2019, Donati worked with TCU football legend LaDainian Tomlinson to create the Tomlinson Student-Athlete Development Endowment Fund to help prepare student-athletes from all of TCU's sports programs for their lives and careers after graduation.
Prior to joining TCU, Donati was with Leigh Steinberg Sports and Entertainment as general counsel and director of player representation. He has experience in professional and intercollegiate athletics includes fundraising positions with the University of Arizona Wildcat Club, Washington State University Cougar Athletic Fund and the Cal Poly University Mustang Club.
Donati earned a bachelor's degree in politics and government in 2001 from the University of Puget Sound, where he was a basketball student-athlete. He received a Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School in 2005 and is a member of the California Bar Association. He is also a member of the Big 12 Conference's Athletics Directors Executive Committee and Football Working Group, Learfield's AD Advisory Board, the Board of Trustees for the Davey O'Brien Foundation in Fort Worth and the Coalition Academy in conjunction with the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches.
Donati and his wife, Nicole, have two daughters: Colette and Naomi.
The search for the new Director of Athletics began in September 2024 and was assisted by Funk Associates executive search firm.
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