Jim Schaus

Jim Schaus has been named the new commissioner of the Southern Conference. Schaus comes from Ohio University, where he served eleven years as director of athletics. Previous tenures were at Wichita State, Oregon, Cincinnati, Texis-El Paso, and Northern Illinois. He also has experience in the NFL. Schaus will succeed retiring commissioner John Iamarino, effective July 1. July 5, a formal press conference will be held at the Southern Conference’s Spartanburg Office to officially introduce Schaus as commissioner. For more information, see the SoCon’s press release here.