MAC commissioner Rick Chryst resigns after 10 seasons – ESPN: “Mid-American Conference commissioner Rick Chryst has decided to resign after 10 seasons. Chryst will stay with the conference through the end of his current contract, which ends June 30.

‘I have been privileged to serve an outstanding group of institutions, administrators and student-athletes during a time of unprecedented achievement for the MAC,’ Chryst said in a statement Thursday. ‘The conference stands for all of the best values — academically and athletically — in major college athletics, and I truly believe it is firmly positioned to sustain its competitiveness for a long time to come.”