Barely a month after the USF Board of Trustees formally approved the expenditure of $407 million for construction of its on-campus stadium, the athletic director who presided over the project’s evolution is leaving.

Seventh-year Bulls AD Michael Kelly, 54, is departing for the same job at Navy, the school confirmed late Wednesday afternoon. His exit means the school is seeking to replace two prominent administrators at the same time. President Rhea Law announced her retirement in mid-February.

“This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came along at a time that feels right for me and my family,“ Kelly said in a statement released by USF. ”This decision isn’t about leaving South Florida — it’s about the chance to serve a place that’s long been meaningful to me.”

USF’s news release indicated La

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