Hawai’i AD Craig Angelos responds to Hawai’i’s claim that he was fired for “performance”

ICYMI, Hawaii’s well-liked athletic director was fired out of the blue today by Hawaii’s outgoing president, who retires in six weeks. After a full day of silence, both parties have finally made public statements.

Official statement from Hawaii on the firing of Craig Angelos, claiming it is a “confidential matter” and based on “performance”: https://x.com/uhmanoa/status/1859059862421807338

Response from Craig Angelos, citing his many accomplishments in 18 months: https://x.com/cwangelos/status/1859067628616380850

Very difficult to see this as anything but an embarrassment for the University of Hawai’i.