The next athletic director at Georgia Southern University will be Tom Kleinlein, who is currently the deputy athletic director at Kent State University in Ohio.During remarks at a standing-room only press conference to announce Kleinlein's appointment, Georgia Southern President Brooks Keel described the university's new athletic director as someone who not only understands the competitive and business aspects of managing a growing athletics department, but also the focus on academics. "Tom Kleinlein brings a great deal of experience and enthusiasm to Georgia Southern University," Keel said. "Our goal is to make sure that our student athletes not only win on the field, but in the classroom.