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Mark Coyle

Mark Coyle is the 23rd director of athletics at the University of Minnesota, replacing Norwood Teague. He resigned as the athletics director at Syracuse University in May 2016 after spending only 11 months with the Syracuse Orange. Prior to this position, Coyle was the athletics director at Boise State University (2011–15), a deputy athletics director at the University of Kentucky (2006–11), and an associate athletics director at Minnesota (2001–05).

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Mark Coyle is the 23rd director of athletics at the University of Minnesota, replacing Norwood Teague. He resigned as the athletics director at Syracuse University in May 2016 after spending only 11 months with the Syracuse Orange. Prior to this position, Coyle was the athletics director at Boise State University (2011–15), a deputy athletics director at the University of Kentucky (2006–11), and an associate athletics director at Minnesota (2001–05).

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