Hurricanes athletic director Dan Radakovich is planning to announce his retirement soon, according to multiple reports on Friday evening.
Radakovich has been Miami’s Vice President / Director of Athletics since December 2021, and he oversaw the Hurricanes’ first trip to the Final Four and to the program’s first College Football Playoff National Championship game.
Yahoo first reported that Radakovich is planning to retire. ESPN reported that Michael Yormark, the president and CEO of ROC Nation Sports International and the Florida Panthers CEO from 2003-13, is one potential target for the program’s next athletic director. Yormark also is the brother is Brett Yormark, the Big 12 commissioner.
The school and Radakovich are working on an exit agreement where he would stay on as an advisor, according to Yahoo.
The University of Miami had no comment on the report, according to a UM spokesperson.
Radakovich was the athletic director at Clemson prior to taking over the UM position. He also previously served as the athletic director at Georgia Tech.
Miami hired Radakovich the day after UM introduced head football coach Mario Cristobal. During Radakovich’s tenure, the Hurricanes’ football team improved from 5-7 in 2022 to 10-2 in the 2025 regular season. Miami won three College Football Playoff games before falling to Indiana in the title game.
The men’s basketball program also had unprecedented success during Radakovich’s tenure. The team reached the Sweet 16 under coach Jim Larrañaga in 2022. The following year, Miami reached that Final Four. The team finished under .500 the following two seasons. Radakovich hired former Duke assistant coach Jai Lucas to take over the program, and the Hurricanes finished 26-9 after returning to the NCAA Tournament this year.
Radakovich has overseen the Hurricanes’ athletic programs during the changing financial landscape in college sports. Name, Image and Likeness payments were allowed prior to Radakovich’s UM tenure, but the direct payments ushered in by the House vs. NCAA settlement began last year. Although neither NIL nor House payments are typically public knowledge, Miami has garnered a reputation for enticing high-priced players to Coral Gables.
Miami has also improved its facilities in the past several years. The Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility is currently being expanded, which is part of a larger plan to build a football operations center — though plans for the operations center are on hold. The football team’s renovated locker room, the Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Locker Room, debuted in 2022. Miami has also built new training facilities for the basketball teams and baseball team.