OU will maintain its partnership with The Athlete Group during its athletic director search, per an announcement on Wednesday.
Following the establishment of a 12-member search committee representing key stakeholders across the University community, led by Randall Stephenson, @theathletegrp has been retained to assist the committee in the administration and search process for OU’s next Director of… pic.twitter.com/upTtXJ1Ta2
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TAG is a strategic consulting and advisory firm providing extensive professional sports experience to the collegiate level. TAG works with universities' athletic departments and their coaches to provide guidance in executive search, player acquisition, contract negotiation and revenue generation and allocation.
This announcement follows Joe Castiglione's decision to retire in the upcoming school year and the establishment of a 12-person search committee, including chair of football and special advisor to the president and the director of athletics Randall Stephenson and others. TAG was also part of the hiring of general manager Jim Nagy.
