James Madison AD Jeff Bourne will retire this spring after a quarter-century leading the Dukes, per the Richmond Times-Dispatch's David Teel. On his tenure, Bourne tells Teel: “After a 25-year reign, it’s time to let somebody else take the helm. This has been a tremendous run for me, for my family. ... I want to spend a lot more time with (them) doing all those things that this professional lifestyle doesn’t allow you to do. ... The one thing for me that really stands out about JMU is our culture, and our culture is built on our relationships. ... That’s why I stayed here. Could have gone a lot of other places and chased money and done things of that nature. But for me it was about staying in an environment where you really enjoyed the people you worked with, you had great coaches and wonderful student-athletes, and we had the opportunity here to always continue to build and grow and get better.” (link)
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