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USA Today
19 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
19 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.


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
30-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Chris Del Conte responds as Texas blocks prime-time move for 2025 opener at Ohio State
The Texas Longhorns will open their 2025 football season against the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus — and it will remain a Big Noon Saturday kickoff despite efforts to move the game to Sunday night. According to multiple reports, including one from Horns247, it was the Texas athletic department that declined a proposal from Ohio State and Fox Sports to shift the highly anticipated matchup into a Sunday prime-time slot. Advertisement Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte didn't mince words when asked about the decision. 'Why would I want to move the game to Sunday night and have a short week? I've got to go to church,' Del Conte said Wednesday, citing concerns over recovery time and personal priorities. When Fox Sports initially announced it had secured the rights to the game, the kickoff time was noticeably absent, prompting speculation the network was eyeing a marquee evening slot. Ohio State's athletic department reportedly lobbied for the move in hopes of avoiding yet another noon kickoff — a time slot that many Buckeyes fans believe stifles the game-day experience and tailgating atmosphere in Columbus. But that effort hit a wall. Since a Sunday move would alter the scheduled date of the game, Texas had to sign off on the change — something it was unwilling to do. Sources indicate that Texas believed its chances of winning would be stronger with a noon start and preferred not to compromise its preparation for the following week's game against San Jose State. Advertisement Fox has faced criticism from Ohio State fans in recent seasons for placing the Buckeyes in the Big Noon Saturday window for several high-profile games, diminishing the typical energy associated with late afternoon or evening kickoffs at Ohio Stadium. Had the game remained on Saturday but simply moved into a later time slot, Texas would have had no jurisdiction. But the proposed shift to Sunday required mutual agreement, and UT made its position clear. Texas and Ohio State are set to rematch after the Cotton Bowl win that advanced Ohio State to the National Championship, and then to win it all. This will also be the first game Texas has Arch Manning at the helm of the team. The 2025 showdown is expected to be one of the premier non-conference games of the season, drawing national attention — regardless of the time slot. This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Chris Del Conte shares thoughts on Ohio State game scheduling
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kickoff times, broadcast networks announced for six Texas Longhorns games
The kickoff times and the broadcast networks have been announced for six games of the Texas Longhorns 2025 football schedule. We've known for a week that the Longhorns season opener on Aug. 30 at the Horseshoe in Columbus, OH would be the 2025 debut of Big Noon Saturday on Fox Sports. The Cotton Bowl rematch is the premier game in week one of the college football season will start at 11 a.m. Austin time. Advertisement Of course, Ohio State and Fox Sports asked Texas for permission to move the game to Sunday night. The Longhorns athletic department denied that request. 'Why would I want to move the game to Sunday night and have a short week? I've got to go to church,' Del Conte said Wednesday, citing concerns over recovery time and personal priorities. The rest of the first half of the schedule is now public. Texas will host San Jose State on Sept. 6 on ABC. The game will also start at 11am. UTEP will be the Longhorns next opponent. The Miners will visit Austin on Sept. 13 at 3 p.m. CT on the SEC Network. Advertisement Sam Houston State will be Texas' fourth game. The Bearkats game will be at night, starting at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+. Texas' SEC schedule kicks off with the Red River Shootout in Dallas. The game at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park will start at 2:30 p.m. CT and will air on ABC. Finally, the Lone Star Showdown against Texas A&M will take place on Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. CT. The Longhorns will host the Aggies for the first time in 15 years. This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Six start times, networks announced for Texas Longhorns 2025 schedule