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Bell will oversee the athletics department while the investigation is underway.
Tennessee State University named longtime athletics administrator Jennifer Bell interim athletic director July 24, after placing Athletic Director Mikki Allen on administrative leave pending an internal investigation into the athletics department’s leadership, HBCU Sports reports.
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Bell will oversee the athletics department while the investigation is underway. The university said the review was initiated after concerns raised by six head coaches prompted an examination of the department’s leadership, communication, and operations.
Bell joined Tennessee State Athletics in 1991 as an assistant women’s basketball coach under former head coach and athletics director Teresa Phillips. After spending 11 years on the coaching staff, she transitioned to athletics administration, where she has remained in leadership roles for more than two decades.
Tennessee State said Bell’s decades of institutional experience and familiarity with the athletics program position her to lead the department during the transition while the review continues.
The university has not announced a timeline for completing the investigation or whether Allen will return to the role once the review concludes.
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