Danny White

Daniel J. White (born October 28, 1979) is an American university sports administrator. He is the athletic director for the Tennessee Volunteers. White held the same position at the University at Buffalo from 2012 to 2015 and the University of Central Florida from 2015 to 2021. Prior to his tenure at Buffalo, he was the senior associate athletic director for Ole Miss. Early life and college career Danny has been heavily surrounded by college athletics throughout his life. Born in Morehead, Kentucky when his father Kevin was a track coach at Morehead State University, he moved many times during his father's later career as a coach and athletic director—to Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Southeast Missouri State University), Dubuque, Iowa (Loras College), Orono, Maine (University of Maine), New Orleans (Tulane University), and Tempe, Arizona (Arizona State University). After Danny's graduation from high school, his father went on to become AD at the University of Notre Dame, and now holds the same position at Duke University. His brother Mike White is the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team, while his other brother Brian is athletic director for the Florida Atlantic Owls, and his sister Mariah Chappell is assistant athletic director for the SMU Mustangs. White attended Towson University for three years (1998–2001) and was on the basketball team, but saw limited playing time and also suffered from major knee problems, missing all of the 1999–2000 season and playing only one game in 2000–01. He transferred to Notre Dame, playing there for one season. He graduated from Notre Dame in 2002, majoring in business administration, and from Ohio University, receiving master's degrees in both business administration and sports administration. He completed his doctorate from the University of Mississippi in 2016. Administrative career