Ian McCaw
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamLiberty
ConferenceC-USA
Biographical details
Alma materLaurentian University, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1996Tulane (interim AD)
1997–2002Northeastern
2002–2003UMass
2003–2016Baylor
2016–presentLiberty

Ian McCaw is a Canadian-American college athletics administrator. He has served as the athletic director at Liberty University since 2016, when he resigned amid scandal from Baylor University.

Biography

Born in Canada, McCaw graduated from Laurentian University in 1985.[1] After working for the front office of the National Hockey League's Hartford Whalers,[1] he entered college athletics administration. He served as athletic director at Northeastern University from 1997 to 2002[1] and at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2002 to 2003.[2]

In 2003, McCaw was named athletic director at Baylor University. Under McCaw's direction, Baylor saw great growth and success as an athletic department,[3] winning four team national championships and 56 Big 12 Conference championships. McCaw's hiring of Houston coach Art Briles in 2007, propelled the Bears football team to its greatest successes in program history, including Robert Griffin III's Heisman Trophy-winning season in 2011, back-to-back 11–2 records and Big 12 conference titles in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, and appearances in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl and 2015 Cotton Bowl. McCaw was named the Waco Tribune-Herald Sportsman of the Year in 2010,[4] NACDA West Region Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year in 2012,[5][6] and the Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year in 2014.[7]

In 2015, amid the Baylor University sexual assault scandal, the university hired law firm Pepper Hamilton to investigate the university's handling of numerous sexual and non-sexual assaults by Baylor students and student-athletes. On May 26, 2016, the university announced that the firm's investigation had concluded that the football program specifically and McCaw's athletics department leaders generally failed to identify and respond to a pattern of sexual violence by a football player and to a report of dating violence. Investigators also concluded that the football program and athletics department leaders failed to take appropriate action in response to reports of a sexual assault involving multiple football players.[8] The university announced that it had "sanctioned" McCaw and placed him on probation.[8] He resigned his position at Baylor on May 30, 2016.[9]

McCaw was named athletic director at Liberty University on November 28, 2016.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Q&A with Ian McCaw". momentummedia.com. 2001. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ian McCaw Named Director of Athletics at UMass". University of Massachusetts Amherst. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ian McCaw helped Baylor sports charge into new era of success". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 27, 2010. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Werner, John (December 26, 2010). "SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: McCaw guides Baylor through change to new heights". Waco Tribune-Herald. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Baylor's McCaw nominated as AD of the year". Waco Tribune-Herald. March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  6. ^ Werner, John (June 26, 2012). "Baylor AD McCaw wins award". Waco Tribune-Herald. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Ian McCaw honored as 2014 Under Armour AD of the Year". Waco Tribune-Herald. May 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Baylor board chair: Investigation findings 'shocked and outraged us'". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  9. ^ Ericksen, Phillip (May 30, 2016). "Baylor AD McCaw resigns amid sexual assault "scandal"". Waco Tribune-Herald. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Liberty names former Baylor AD Ian McCaw new athletic director". Sports Illustrated. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  11. ^ "Ian McCaw hired as Liberty's athletic director". ESPN. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  12. ^ O’Brien, Rebecca Davis (November 28, 2016). "Ex-Baylor AD Ian McCaw Gets Gig at Liberty". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  13. ^ Sordelett, Damien (November 28, 2016). "Former Baylor AD McCaw hired as Liberty University's new athletics director". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  14. ^ Sordelett, Damien (December 18, 2016). "Moving forward: New Liberty AD excited for his opportunity". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  15. ^ Sordelett, Damien (December 18, 2016). "Vision: McCaw sees potential for growth in Liberty's future". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  16. ^ Sordelett, Damien (December 18, 2016). "First impressions: McCaw already in love with Lynchburg community". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  17. ^ "Former Baylor athletic director McCaw hired at Liberty". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

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