Joe Castiglione, el director deportivo de más larga trayectoria de Oklahoma, planea retirarse después de 27 años. Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma’s longest-serving athletic director, plans to retire after 27 years.

Joe Castiglione, director atlético de Oklahoma desde 1998, se retirará de su papel a tiempo completo durante el próximo año escolar, marcando el final del mandato actual más largo para un director atlético en los principales deportes universitarios. Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma's Athletic Director since 1998, is set to retire from his full-time role during the upcoming school year, marking the end of the longest current tenure for an athletic director in major college sports. Castiglione, de 67 años, planea permanecer como director atlético emérito después de que su sucesor sea contratado. Castiglione, 67, plans to stay on as athletic director emeritus after his successor is hired. Bajo su liderazgo, Oklahoma ha ganado 26 campeonatos nacionales y 117 títulos de liga, incluida la transición de la Big 12 a la SEC. Under his leadership, Oklahoma has won 26 national championships and 117 league titles, including the transition from the Big 12 to the SEC. Castiglione ha sido reconocido como el mejor director atlético en múltiples ocasiones. Castiglione has been recognized as the top athletic director multiple times.