Harris resigns from athletic director post

After being hired two weeks ago, Charles Harris has withdrawn his acceptance of the Director of Athletics and Recreation post amid concerns that he misrepresented his academic record to an earlier employer. Harris notified Dean of the College James Larimore June 10 of his decision to withdraw, and Larimore accepted the resignation after a telephone discussion with Harris late that evening. The unexpected resignation adds to a series of gaffes in higher education athletics that began late last year when George O'Leary lost his job as football coach at Notre Dame University.