Florida A&M University has a new interim athletic director. The university appointed Michael Smith as the interim Director of Athletics, replacing former athletic director Travis Glasgow.

Glasgow is leaving the university to accept a full-time position as the Deputy Athletic Director at Alabama A&M University. This is Smith’s fourth time serving as interim athletic director at Florida A&M. He served in the position in 2013-14, 2022-23, and 2024. Florida A&M has had only eight full-time athletic directors in the past 18 years.

The multiple changes in leadership come months after Vice President and Athletics Director Angela Suggs was arrested on fraud and theft charges for failing to repay almost $24,000 in charges. Glasgow served alongside Brittney Johnson as director of the athletics

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