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USA Today
17 hours ago
- Business
- USA Today
Texas Longhorns athletics director Chris Del Conte to receive huge raise, extension
The University of Texas is set to give athletic director Chris Del Conte a big raise and extension. Texas one of the nation's biggest, wealthiest and most powerful college athletic departments in the nation. Del Conte has won multiple Directors Cup Trophies while leading athletics at Texas. Chris Del Conte is set to receive a six-year contract extension that runs through 2036, pending approval from the University of Texas System Board of Regents this week. Del Conte will receive a $300,000 more in guaranteed compensation for the 2026 fiscal year, bumping his salary up to $2.9 million. He will increase of $100,000 for each of the next three fiscal years. Del Conte will earn $4.25 million in the final year of his contract The performance incentives will remain the same until his current deal ends. When the extension kicks in, Del Conte could earn up to $475,000 in non-guaranteed compensation during the 2031 fiscal year and up to $600,000 in the 2036 fiscal year. 57-year-old has been at Texas since December 2017, when he came over as athletic director after serving in the same role at then-Big 12 rival TCU. Of the 12 head coaches Del Conte has hired, three have won national championships. The Longhorns have won 16 national championships since Del Conte's arrival on the 40 Acres. Texas has also won four of the past five Director's Cup, which is given annually to the top overall athletic department nationally in college sports.
USA Today
17 hours ago
- Business
- USA Today
Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte to receive raise, contract extension
The leader of one of the nation's biggest, wealthiest and most powerful college athletic departments is on the verge of a lengthy new contract with a substantial pay bump. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte is set to receive a six-year contract extension that runs through 2036, pending approval from the University of Texas System Board of Regents this week. Under the terms of the new contract, Del Conte would receive a $300,000 bump in guaranteed compensation for the 2026 fiscal year, putting him up to $2.9 million. That figure would increase by $100,000 for each of the next three fiscal years. In the final year of his contract, Del Conte would earn $4.25 million. The performance incentives in his contract will remain unchanged from what they were under his previous deal through the 2030 fiscal year, which is when Del Conte's current contract is set to end. From there, though, he could earn up to $475,000 in non-guaranteed compensation during the 2031 fiscal year and up to $600,000 in the 2036 fiscal year. The 57-year-old Del Conte has been at Texas since December 2017, when he came over as athletic director after serving in the same role at then-Big 12 rival TCU. His tenure has been eventful. In 2024, the Longhorns moved from their longtime home in the Big 12 to the SEC. Del Conte has made several key coaching hires, as well. In 2021, he brought in football coach Steve Sarkisian, who has led Texas to the national semifinals in each of the past two seasons. Texas will enter the 2025 season atop the US LBM Coaches Poll as well. He has hired three men's basketball coaches — Chris Beard, Rodney Terry and, most recently, Sean Miller — and in 2020, he hired Vic Schaeffer to lead the women's basketball program. Of the 12 head coaches Del Conte has hired, three have won national championships. The Longhorns have won 16 national championships since Del Conte's arrival in Austin and in four of the past five years, they've won the Director's Cup, which is given annually to the top overall athletic department nationally in college sports.
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Texas, athletic director Chris Del Conte reportedly agree to 6-year contract extension through 2036
The University of Texas has agreed to a six-year contract extension with athletic director Chris Del Conte through 2036. Per the Houston Chronicle's Kirk Bohls, the extension will pay Del Conte $2.9 million in its first year in 2029 and escalate to $4.25 million in 2036. The contract requires approval from the university system's board of regents, per the report. Del Conte, 57, has served as Texas' athletic director since being hired in December of 2017, a period of significant transition and progress for the program. He oversaw Texas' move from the Big 12 to the SEC that took place in 2024. Under Del Conte's leadership, Texas football has risen to the ranks of national contenders. Texas hired head football coach Steve Sarkisian ahead of the 2021 season. The Longhorns went 5-7 that year, but have improved to 8-5, 12-2 and 13-3 in the seasons since. It marks the first time that Texas has posted consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins since 2008 and 2009. Expectations are high for 2025. Texas enters the season ranked No. 1 in the country with projected Heisman Trophy contender Arch Manning at quarterback. Success beyond football The men's basketball program has made the NCAA tournament in each of the last five seasons. The women's basketball program has advanced to NCAA tournament play in six of the last seven seasons under Del Conte, including a trip to the Final Four in April. In four of the last six seasons, Texas has won the Director's Cup, which is awarded to the nation's most successful overall athletic program. In 2022, Texas completed construction of the Moody Center, the on-campus home of the program's basketball teams and a frequent host concerts and other shows. Prior to joining Texas, Del Conte was the athletic director at TCU (2009-17) and Rice (2006-09).
USA Today
15-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas Longhorns win 4th Directors Cup in 5 years for top overall athletic department USA
Texas Longhorns win 4th Directors Cup in 5 years for top overall athletic department USA Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte turned the University of Texas athletic department into the envy of every school in the country. For the fourth time in five years, the Texas Longhorns athletic department has won the 2024-25 NACDA Learfield Directors' Cup for being the best athletic department in the nation. UT edged out USC and Stanford to claim the trophy. The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics awards the prize each season based on results from all of a school's sports teams, men's and women's. The final results came down to a race in the NCAA Track and Field Championships. UT clinched the Cup after the Texas A&M Aggies tied USC with a total score of 41 at the men's outdoor track and field championships Saturday night. Had the Trojans won, they would have had enough to pass Texas instead of barely finishing in second. Texas finishes with 1255.25 total points, USC ends up with 1253.75 and Stanford finishes with 1251. Texas won a national title in both Men's Swimming and Diving and Softball this season. Texas football finished third, as did women's basketball, rowing, women's swimming and diving and men's tennis. Since Del Conte took over the Longhorns athletic department in 2017, Texas has won 15 national titles. Now, with his fourth Directors' Cup, the Longhorns have arguably the best AD in all of college sports.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
What UT officials said about Austin Regional status after storm damages Disch-Falk Field
Update, Thursday at 9:00 p.m.: The center field wall and a new, shorter batter's eye are back in place. A severe thunderstorm that rolled through Austin on Wednesday evening caused damage to UFCU Disch-Falk Field, the home of Texas baseball. Advertisement Wind blew green panels off the batter's eye and into the outfield. The fencing that forms the structure of the batter's eye was also forced out of place, with debris scattered across the warning track and throughout deep center field. The Longhorns are scheduled to host the NCAA Tournament's Austin Regional beginning on Friday. As of Wednesday evening, a spokesperson for the Texas athletic department said the schedule for the regional remained the same. Work had already begun on the damaged wall late Wednesday night. WHAT TO KNOW: NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket: What to know about Texas' opponents at Austin Regional Advertisement "We are aware of the situation and are working toward a solution," the statement read. "As of this moment, the Austin Regional is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Friday.' Responding to a fan's question on social media, Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte said the stadium would be ready for regional play on Friday. A crew examine and begin to assess the repair process to damage done to the batter's eye at the University of Texas' UFCU Disch-Falk Field following a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday evening, May 28, 2025. The Longhorns are set to host an NCAA Tournament Regional, beginning on Friday. PREVIEW: Why Texas baseball NCAA Tournament bracket draw gives Jim Schlossnagle a decision to make Top-seeded Texas is scheduled to play fourth-seeded Houston Christian to kick off the regional at 1 p.m. No. 2 UTSA is scheduled to play No. 3 Kansas State at 6 p.m. Teams are scheduled to practice at the facility beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday. Advertisement Reach Texas Insider David Eckert via email at deckert@ Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Get access to all of our best content with this tremendous offer. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas baseball stadium damaged by storm, will host NCAA Tournament
