"It certainly is an historic day for us," University of Memphis president Shirley Raines said during a teleconference with Big East commissioner John Marinatto and Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson.
no immediate timetable for hiring Porter's replacement. The university has scheduled a press conference for Monday. Johnson and university president Dr. Shirley Raines will discuss the future of the athletic program and a plan for naming a new coach "as quickly as possible," according to the release.