sfgate.com photo file: University of Berkeley Athletics Director Mike Williams look so at Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank during their announcement of the new 10 year apparel agreement starting on July 01, 2017 to outfit athletes campus wide in UC Berkeley, California, USA 22 Apr 2016. (Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle

By Michael Duca

BERKELEY–Current Cal Bears Athletic Director Mike Williams whose had the interim title has decided to leave the university a position Williams held since July 2014. Williams was offered a full time role some ten months later but now has come to the point that he will fulfill his contract which expires in May 2018.

Williams when he took over lent some stability to the department when he took over after the previous athletic director left. The issues Cal’s athletic department has are many and what they need right now they need an athletic director who will not cut sports willy nilly as a way to deal with the budget problem.

Instead Cal will need an AD who will be creative in ways of raising funds. You’ve got to believe the same university who turned out Steve Wozniak must of cranked out a few more folks that can sense that and there has to be some money lying around to help out the program. It’s just a matter of going out and approaching it in a manner that is positive for both the program and the school. Either way plenty of work ahead for the new AD.

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