Michael Kelly, who was announced as the new Naval Academy athletic director on Wednesday, met with the media on Thursday.

University of South Florida athletic director Michael Kelly has accepted the same position at Navy, sources confirmed to The Capital.

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

The former Navy officer, who resigned over questions surrounding his sexuality in 1955, is having his naval recognition revoked under new Pentagon leadership.

U.S. Navy is renaming a ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk and considering new names for others named for prominent Americans.