[82lsju]

It's interesting that Alden Mitchell has been named the interim AD "effective immediately." When Muir's resignation was announced, the press release said he would step down "at the end of this academic year." I guess the timeline for the transition has been accelerated.

If I had to guess, I'm betting the University Admins changed their tune once the Taylor scandal started unfolding in public. To the extent Muir had a hand in keeping Taylor even after the *second* damning internal investigation, it's possible they felt it was time to escalate how quickly the door would hit him in the a$$.

the original announcement of his retirement on Feb 25, 2026 did say

Stanford will appoint an acting athletics director in the coming weeks before a search for a permanent replacement for Muir gets underway.

https://gostanford.com/news/2025/02/25/b...-athletics

of course it also implied his intention to stay through this academic year

Bernard Muir has announced his intention to step down as director of Stanford Athletics at the end of this academic year.

of course that may just be to help with the transition to the next AD or he may be getting paid but not actually working until then

[82lsju]

It's interesting that Alden Mitchell has been named the interim AD "effective immediately." When Muir's resignation was announced, the press release said he would step down "at the end of this academic year." I guess the timeline for the transition has been accelerated.

If I had to guess, I'm betting the University Admins changed their tune once the Taylor scandal started unfolding in public. To the extent Muir had a hand in keeping Taylor even after the *second* damning internal investigation, it's possible they felt it was time to escalate how quickly the door would hit him in the a$$.

the original announcement of his retirement on Feb 25, 2026 did say

Stanford will appoint an acting athletics director in the coming weeks before a search for a permanent replacement for Muir gets underway.

https://gostanford.com/news/2025/02/25/b...-athletics

of course it also implied his intention to stay through this academic year

Bernard Muir has announced his intention to step down as director of Stanford Athletics at the end of this academic year.

of course that may just be to help with the transition to the next AD or he may be getting paid but not actually working until then