[2] The media reported a strained relationship between her and the men's basketball coach Rich Grawer, which Yow denied.
[7] Spoonhour won the Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award for leading Saint Louis to the NCAA Tournament in the 1993–94 season and received a pay raise and contract extension through 2000.
[12] U.S. News & World Report and Sports Illustrated ranked the Maryland athletics program in the nation's top 20 during Yow's tenure.
[15] Yow reportedly had a rocky relationship with Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams.
[16] In January 2009, the basketball team struggled early in its season, which led to Williams publicly trading barbs about recruiting with associate athletic director Kathy Worthington.
[19] During the 2009 row, John Feinstein wrote in The Washington Post, "Debbie Yow didn't hire Gary Williams.
No, everyone knows that..."[21] On June 25, 2010, Yow accepted the job as athletic director at North Carolina State University.
[29] On December 1, 2012, Dave Doeren was announced as the new head coach of the NC State Wolfpack football team, with an estimated total annual compensation package of $1.9 million.
On March 17, 2017, Kevin Keatts was announced as the new head coach of the NC State Wolfpack basketball team.
Susan went on to coach women's basketball at multiple schools, with her last stop at Queens University in Charlotte, NC before retiring.
Her cousin,[2] Virgil Yow, served as head basketball coach at High Point University, where he allowed the first female to play on the men's team.