"Bob Goin" is a retired college sports administrator who served as Athletic Director at the University of Cincinnati and Florida State University.

During his tenure at Cincinnati which began in 1995, the school joined the Big East Conference (1979–2013)/Big East Conference and developed the Richard E. Lindner Varsity Village, a comprehensive $80.3 million athletic facilities enhancement. UC’s sports teams posted a combined winning percentage of nearly .600 in the past eight years, claiming 29 conference titles, making 49 postseason appearances and producing 39 All-Americans under his leadership. Nationally, the most notable event during his UC tenure was the firing of basketball coach Bob Huggins.

He has served on the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Football Bowl Certification Subcommittee.

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One thing I will say is that Kenyon is never going to be able to erase the great memories I have of him and I'm sure that's true for our fans, ... He was a model for future players. I have great respect for what he accomplished here.

I have not received anything official [from Martin]. I'm hoping he will reconsider.

No such request formally made so I don't know where that is.

There's no way to eliminate the memories of the fantastic performance of Kenyon Martin. He is a role model as someone who works hard. We're always going to use him as a role model. I have tremendous respect for Kenyon Martin. I am saddened by his reaction.

I can tell you without challenge that I have asked Bobby to please take some time to rest and spend quality time away from the job.

It's a day of change.

The decision for me to step aside, effective January 1, will permit the university to identify and select the next director of athletics, and then let that person evaluate the program during the season before conducting a national search. I would assume Andy will get serious consideration during that process.

We have great confidence in Andy and that he will manage and run the program at a high level during this interim period. Andy has a good feel for our program and our student-athletes and he will be given the same authority that a head coach would have in this situation.

The truth is, the change is here and it's time to move forward.