{{Short description|Canadian-American athletic director}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Ian McCaw | image = | alt = | caption = | sport = | current_title = Athletic director | current_team = Liberty | current_conference = C-USA | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Laurentian University, University of Massachusetts Amherst | admin_years1 = 1996 | admin_team1 = Tulane (interim AD) | admin_years2 = 1997–2002 | admin_team2 = Northeastern | admin_years3 = 2002–2003 | admin_team3 = UMass | admin_years4 = 2003–2016 | admin_team4 = Baylor | admin_years5 = 2016–present | admin_team5 = Liberty | overall_record = | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }}
'''Ian McCaw''' is a Canadian-American college athletics administrator. He has served as the athletic director at Liberty University since 2016, when he resigned amid scandal from Baylor University.
==Biography== Born in Canada, McCaw graduated from Laurentian University in 1985.<ref name="interview">{{Cite news |date=2001 |title=Q&A with Ian McCaw |agency=momentummedia.com |url=http://www.momentummedia.com/articles/am/am1303/qamccaw.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105201149/http://www.momentummedia.com/articles/am/am1303/qamccaw.htm |archive-date=January 5, 2009}}</ref> After working for the front office of the National Hockey League's Hartford Whalers,<ref name="interview" /> he entered college athletics administration. He served as athletic director at Northeastern University from 1997 to 2002<ref name="interview" /> and at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2002 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 15, 2002 |title=Ian McCaw Named Director of Athletics at UMass |agency=University of Massachusetts Amherst |url=https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/ian-mccaw-named-director-athletics-umass |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203162526/https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/ian-mccaw-named-director-athletics-umass |archive-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>
In 2003, McCaw was named athletic director at Baylor University. Under McCaw's direction, Baylor saw great growth and success as an athletic department,<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 27, 2010 |title=Ian McCaw helped Baylor sports charge into new era of success |agency=Waco Tribune-Herald |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-ian-mccaw-helped-baylor-sports-charge-into-new-era/article_94b62af0-9af1-57bc-b16f-e8e43b1b7a94.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728074838/http://www.wacotrib.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-ian-mccaw-helped-baylor-sports-charge-into-new-era/article_94b62af0-9af1-57bc-b16f-e8e43b1b7a94.html |archive-date=July 28, 2017}}</ref> winning four team national championships and 56 Big 12 Conference championships. McCaw's hiring of Houston coach Art Briles in 2007, propelled the Bears football team to its greatest successes in program history, including Robert Griffin III's Heisman Trophy-winning season in 2011, back-to-back 11–2 records and Big 12 conference titles in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, and appearances in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl and 2015 Cotton Bowl. McCaw was named the ''Waco Tribune-Herald'' Sportsman of the Year in 2010,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Werner |first=John |date=December 26, 2010 |title=SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: McCaw guides Baylor through change to new heights |agency=Waco Tribune-Herald |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/sportsman-of-the-year-mccaw-guides-baylor-through-change-to/article_7fc72849-b430-513b-b271-0b8ca9d91c33.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728115337/http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/sportsman-of-the-year-mccaw-guides-baylor-through-change-to/article_7fc72849-b430-513b-b271-0b8ca9d91c33.html |archive-date=July 28, 2017}}</ref> NACDA West Region Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year in 2012,<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 20, 2012 |title=Baylor's McCaw nominated as AD of the year |agency=Waco Tribune-Herald |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor-s-mccaw-nominated-as-ad-of-the-year/article_aeec8444-e9b6-50b8-99ca-f78da2efadd0.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728074618/http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor-s-mccaw-nominated-as-ad-of-the-year/article_aeec8444-e9b6-50b8-99ca-f78da2efadd0.html |archive-date=July 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Werner |first=John |date=June 26, 2012 |title=Baylor AD McCaw wins award |agency=Waco Tribune-Herald |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor-ad-mccaw-wins-award/article_741150a4-482e-50a7-98c4-e38732f7f3c0.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114048/http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor-ad-mccaw-wins-award/article_741150a4-482e-50a7-98c4-e38732f7f3c0.html |archive-date=July 28, 2017}}</ref> and the Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 13, 2015 |title=Ian McCaw honored as 2014 Under Armour AD of the Year |agency=Waco Tribune-Herald |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/ian-mccaw-honored-as-under-armour-ad-of-the-year/article_5906bb55-1f58-5d71-b09f-01725fcc2d57.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728073707/http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/ian-mccaw-honored-as-under-armour-ad-of-the-year/article_5906bb55-1f58-5d71-b09f-01725fcc2d57.html |archive-date=July 28, 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, amid the Baylor University sexual assault scandal, the university hired law firm Pepper Hamilton to investigate the university's handling of numerous sexual and non-sexual assaults by Baylor students and student-athletes. On May 26, 2016, the university announced that the firm's investigation had concluded that the football program specifically and McCaw's athletics department leaders generally failed to identify and respond to a pattern of sexual violence by a football player and to a report of dating violence. Investigators also concluded that the football program and athletics department leaders failed to take appropriate action in response to reports of a sexual assault involving multiple football players.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Baylor board chair: Investigation findings 'shocked and outraged us' |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/baylor-board-chair--investigation-findings--shocked-and-outraged-us-165738271.html |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=sports.yahoo.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007091437/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/baylor-board-chair--investigation-findings--shocked-and-outraged-us-165738271.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The university announced that it had "sanctioned" McCaw and placed him on probation.<ref name=":0" /> He resigned his position at Baylor on May 30, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ericksen |first=Phillip |date=May 30, 2016 |title=Baylor AD McCaw resigns amid sexual assault "scandal" |agency=Waco Tribune-Herald |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor-ad-mccaw-resigns-amid-sexual-assault-scandal/article_597ca70a-e79a-5677-9559-e00b1d077875.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621071341/http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor-ad-mccaw-resigns-amid-sexual-assault-scandal/article_597ca70a-e79a-5677-9559-e00b1d077875.html |archive-date=June 21, 2017}}</ref>
McCaw was named athletic director at Liberty University on November 28, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 28, 2016 |title=Liberty names former Baylor AD Ian McCaw new athletic director |agency=Sports Illustrated |url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/11/28/liberty-hires-former-baylor-athletic-director-ian-mccaw-same-position |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203032848/http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/11/28/liberty-hires-former-baylor-athletic-director-ian-mccaw-same-position |archive-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 9, 2016 |title=Ian McCaw hired as Liberty's athletic director |agency=ESPN |url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/18157726/ian-mccaw-former-baylor-bears-athletic-director-hired-same-post-liberty |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203163734/http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/18157726/ian-mccaw-former-baylor-bears-athletic-director-hired-same-post-liberty |archive-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=O’Brien |first=Rebecca Davis |date=November 28, 2016 |title=Ex-Baylor AD Ian McCaw Gets Gig at Liberty |agency=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-baylor-ad-ian-mccaw-gets-gig-at-liberty-1480372781 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203163313/https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-baylor-ad-ian-mccaw-gets-gig-at-liberty-1480372781 |archive-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sordelett |first=Damien |date=November 28, 2016 |title=Former Baylor AD McCaw hired as Liberty University's new athletics director |agency=The News & Advance |url=http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/liberty_university/former-baylor-ad-mccaw-hired-as-liberty-university-s-new/article_ff67dd3e-b5a7-11e6-adad-9fb3b49a296c.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910140313/http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/liberty_university/former-baylor-ad-mccaw-hired-as-liberty-university-s-new/article_ff67dd3e-b5a7-11e6-adad-9fb3b49a296c.html |archive-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sordelett |first=Damien |date=December 18, 2016 |title=Moving forward: New Liberty AD excited for his opportunity |agency=The News & Advance |url=http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/liberty_university/moving-forward-new-liberty-ad-excited-for-his-opportunity/article_03e0637e-c40b-11e6-b619-83565486544b.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910145907/http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/liberty_university/moving-forward-new-liberty-ad-excited-for-his-opportunity/article_03e0637e-c40b-11e6-b619-83565486544b.html |archive-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sordelett |first=Damien |date=December 18, 2016 |title=Vision: McCaw sees potential for growth in Liberty's future |agency=The News & Advance |url=http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/damien-sordelett-blog/vision-mccaw-sees-potential-for-growth-in-liberty-s-future/article_a0a761ae-c301-11e6-8ad5-eb9e500ccff1.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707004133/http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/damien-sordelett-blog/vision-mccaw-sees-potential-for-growth-in-liberty-s-future/article_a0a761ae-c301-11e6-8ad5-eb9e500ccff1.html |archive-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sordelett |first=Damien |date=December 18, 2016 |title=First impressions: McCaw already in love with Lynchburg community |agency=The News & Advance |url=http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/damien-sordelett-blog/first-impressions-mccaw-already-in-love-with-lynchburg-community/article_df5a7fd2-c2ff-11e6-b0be-9781541823c4.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706222959/http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/damien-sordelett-blog/first-impressions-mccaw-already-in-love-with-lynchburg-community/article_df5a7fd2-c2ff-11e6-b0be-9781541823c4.html |archive-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 29, 2016 |title=Former Baylor athletic director McCaw hired at Liberty |agency=Waco Tribune-Herald |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/former-baylor-athletic-director-mccaw-hired-at-liberty/article_53a32219-d3c3-5097-9bd5-0f798d3c57c1.html |url-status=dead |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822032733/http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/former-baylor-athletic-director-mccaw-hired-at-liberty/article_53a32219-d3c3-5097-9bd5-0f798d3c57c1.html |archive-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [https://www.liberty.edu/flames/staff/ian-mccaw/ Liberty profile]
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