CSUN NOTEBOOK: SOCCER TEAMS LEFT IN THE LURCH.Byline: Brian The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1]. Dohn Daily News Staff Writer The resignation of Cal State Northridge men's soccer coach Marwan Ass'ad caught the athletic administration by such surprise that no one was around when it happened Friday. Not even an interim coach was named. But the departure of Ass'ad leaves the men's and women's programs in tenuous tenuous Intensive care adjective Referring to a 'touch-and-go,' uncertain, or otherwise 'iffy' clinical situation positions. Women's coach Brian Wiesner's resignation takes effect Dec. 31, the same day as Ass'ad's resignation, which will leave both programs without a head coach heading into the recruiting season. And permanent replacements won't be hired soon, since interim athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Sam Jankovich Sam Jankovich was born in Butte, Montana and lettered in football while playing for the University of Montana in 1957. He played linebacker and offensive line. A knee injury ended his career. After graduation, he coached a couple of Montana high school football teams. isn't scheduled to be back in the office until Jan. 4. ``One good thing, at least with Marwan, is a lot of former players are in the area and they think highly of the program,'' CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge assistant athletic director Brian Swanson said. ``And I have confidence that (women's interim coach) Allison Lee will continue to recruit and do well.'' It's unlikely for recruits to commit to a program without a head coach in place. ``Both of those programs are young so there's not a lot of people needed,'' Swanson said. ``There's always an opportunity for a transfer or someone coming in late.'' Swanson said he didn't know of any candidates for either position. Seeking support: The only way CSUN basketball games will be broadcast on the radio is if a corporate sponsor is secured because the budget is dry. ``After reviewing the budget situation, there really isn't money to broadcast games now,'' said media relations director Ryan Finney. ``We have to find a corporate sponsor to pick up the costs, and there's a good chance that will happen. ``I would like to have it down for our first (Big Sky Conference) road game. Right now we're just looking at road games and not doing home games.'' The men's team opens its Big Sky season at Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. on Jan. 2. No midnight sun: The Matadors men's basketball team was hoping it would receive a late invitation to next season's Great Alaska Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. , but associate head coach Mike Johnson said the deal was dead. ``They said the field was full and no one was pulling out so we're going to look elsewhere,'' Johnson said. Ponciano to get another raise: One of the first things First Things is a monthly ecumenical journal concerned with the creation of a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society" (First Things website). Jankovich did upon being appointed interim athletic director was look at the salary structure of the coaches. And he's working on giving football coach Ron Ponciano a raise. ``One of the things you look at is in his first year he went 7-4 and was named the coach of the year in the conference,'' Jankovich said. ``It really goes above and beyond what was expected. It's a reward.'' Ponciano, who received a performance-based raise from CSUN president Blenda Wilson a month ago, makes $79,128 annually. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO ASS'AD |
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