A NEWS CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN KNOXVILLE THIS MORNING TO ANNOUNCE MIKE HAMILTON'S RESIGNATION AS ATHLETICS DIRECTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE.

HAMILTON HAS SERVED AS ATHLETICS DIRECTOR SINCE 2003, AND HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY CRITICIZED FOR COACHES HE HIRED AND FIRED DURING THE LAST THREE SEASONS AND FOR NCAA VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY THOSE COACHES WHICH RESULTED INTO A MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO RECRUITING PRACTICES.

UT OFFICIALS SAY AN INTERIM ATHLETICS DIRECTOR WILL BE NAMED BY WEEK'S END. HAMILTON'S RESIGNATION IS EFFECTIVE JUNE 30TH.  THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL REPORTS HAMILTON WILL REMAIN A PART OF THE GROUP REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL WHEN IT APPEARS BEFORE THE NCAA COMMITTEE ON INFRACTIONS SATURDAY IN INDIANAPOLIS.

YOU CAN HEAR COMMENTS FROM MIKE HAMILTON DURING THE BUDWEISER SPORTS FLASHES THIS AFTERNOON ON THE WHOP FAMILY OF STATIONS.