Texas Longhorns: Chris Del Conte

  • SB 1385, Texas’ name, image, and likeness bill, sent to Gov. Abbott for approval
    May 29, 2021
    insidetexas.com
    A house-amended version of Senate Bill 1385 passed in the Texas Senate on Friday, with the bill now awaiting the signature of Governor Greg Abbott (R). Once Abbott puts pen to paper or allows 10 days...
  • GOING HOME: Texas Tech’s Chris Beard to lead UT men’s hoops
    April 1, 2021
    insidetexas.com
    A Texas Ex and former Longhorn student assistant, Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard will be the next leader of the Texas men's basketball program, sources tell Inside Texas. The post GOING HOME: Tex...
  • Chris Del Conte named to College Football Playoff selection committee
    January 26, 2021
    insidetexas.com
    Texas athletics director Chris Del Conte was named to the College Football Playoff selection committee, CFP executive director Bill Hancock announced Tuesday. The post Chris Del Conte named to Colleg...
  • Chris Del Conte faces a bull of a problem in Texas football’s future
    December 13, 2020
    insidetexas.com
    Want information on Texas Football from Eric Nahlin, Justin Wells, Ian Boyd, Scipio Tex, Joe Cook, Gerry Hamilton, and Bobby Burton? Sign up for Inside Texas HERE today! Darrell K Royal’s desk s...
  • Del Conte announces cost-cutting measures for Texas athletics
    September 1, 2020
    insidetexas.com
    The financial effects of COVID-19 have hit the University of Texas athletic department. The post Del Conte announces cost-cutting measures for Texas athletics appeared first on Inside Texas....
  • Del Conte details options for 2020 season ticket holders in email
    July 20, 2020
    insidetexas.com
    In an e-mail to season ticket holders sent Monday morning, Texas athletics director Chris Del Conte explained how season ticket holders would be able to attend limited-capacity games at Darrell K Roy...
  • Del Conte navigating ‘perfect storms’ while planning 2020 season
    June 9, 2020
    insidetexas.com
    On Monday, 104.9 The Horn interviewed the last four men to hold the title of athletic director at Texas. In their over 35 years of combined experience, DeLoss Dodds, Steve Patterson, and Mike Perrin ...
  • AD Chris Del Conte: How the new arena and Greg Fenves ‘smoking the herb’ go together
    December 13, 2019
    www.hookem.com
    This week, college administrators and industry leaders gathered in New York for the Learfield IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Form. Conference officials discussed items such as student image and likene...
  • Fridays in the Humidor – 11/22/19
    November 22, 2019
    insidetexas.com
    While the season has gone poorly and goals that were achievable in September cannot be met, the team is afforded at least one opportunity to save face, at least to some degree. Latest on team notes, ...
  • Following a national championship, Texas removes ‘interim’ from Bruce Berque’s coaching title
    May 23, 2019
    www.hookem.com
    After winning a national title in just over two months on the job, Bruce Berque has earned a promotion. Berque will be the next men’s tennis coach at Texas, athletics director Chris Del Conte anno...
  • Decades-old vision becomes reality with SEZ groundbreaking
    May 6, 2019
    insidetexas.com
    Texas broke ground Saturday on Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium’s new south end zone facility with local and state politicians, university leadership, prolific donors, and the faces of th...
  • Eating at Royal-Memorial Stadium just got cheaper with �fan first� pricing
    August 6, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    As of Monday, a family of four can eat a meal at a Texas Longhorns home game for less than $30 total. That is, if the family buys items from Texas� new �Fan First� menu, which slashes food and b...
  • Arkansas adds ex-Texas coach Mario Sategna to its track and field program
    July 23, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    Five months after an abrupt separation from the University of Texas, Mario Sategna has landed his next job. Arkansas men�s track and field coach�Chris Bucknam added Sategna to his coaching staff on...
  • Texas AD Chris Del Conte �proud� of Lil�Jordan Humphrey for class poem on race
    July 17, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    FRISCO � Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said he was �proud� of receiver Lil�Jordan Humphrey expressing his views on race and society in a poem for a class project. Humphrey, who poste...
  • Texas fans, here�s your excuse note to watch baseball this afternoon
    June 11, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    The Longhorns bounced back from a Game 1 loss with a 4-2 win over Tennessee Tech in their NCAA super regional on Sunday, forcing a Game 3 with a trip to Omaha on the line. The only problem? Game 3 is...
  • Golden: As Texas AD, Chris Del Conte has shown up with a �truckload of wake �em up�
    May 29, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    In�this week�s Golden�s Nuggets, Ced touches on a Bevo-related item. Here is his take: On the final stop of the �This is Texas� tour: The �This is Texas Tour��drew raves in my hometown o...
  • Bohls: Del Conte wants to add �iconic� brands to football schedule, so what about Texas A&M?
    May 23, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    Kirk Bohls released this week�s�nine things�and one crazy prediction. A couple were dedicated to the Longhorns and the Big 12. Here are Kirk�s takes on those items: On Texas� future football s...
  • Bohls: With court ruling, could we ever see betting parlors at Royal-Memorial stadium?
    May 17, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    Kirk Bohls released this week�s�nine things�and one crazy prediction. A couple were dedicated to the Longhorns and the Big 12. Here are Kirk�s takes on those items: On sports gambling and bettin...
  • Food, music, fun�and please don�t forget the winning
    May 10, 2018
    insidetexas.com
    Chris Del Conte and P.T. Barnum have the same number of syllables in their names, though certainly the similarities between the two do not end with that simple fact. Both are/were salesmen of the hig...
  • With Texas eyeing an indoor baseball facility, Clemens family gifts $1 million to the Longhorns
    April 24, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    Roger and Debbie Clemens have pledged $1 million to Texas� baseball program, the school announced on Tuesday. The donation, which was made on behalf of the Roger Clemens Foundation, will go toward a...
  • Golden: Nothing wrong with dumping Godzillatron, spending $140 million on stadium renovation
    April 17, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    In�this week�s Golden�s Nuggets, Ced touches on a couple Bevo-related items. Here are his takes: On the future DKR renovations: Even Godzillatron has a shelf life. The reality hit home last week ...
  • Texas AD Chris Del Conte: �We�re bringing Mack Brown back into the fold�
    April 6, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    When it comes to Texas football, �the BBs are out of the box.� Using a phrase he attributed to legendary Longhorns coach Darrell K. Royal, UT Athletic Director Chris Del Conte said he is enlisting...
  • Legendary Longhorn baseball coach Augie Garrido passes away
    March 15, 2018
    insidetexas.com
    College baseball�s all-time wins leader and five-time National Championship coach was 79 years old. Augie Garrido, one of college baseball�s legendary coaches who claimed five National Championshi...
  • Texas students left out in the cold trying to get into OU game
    February 5, 2018
    www.hookem.com
    The Texas men�s basketball team pulled a win over Oklahoma Saturday afternoon, beating the Sooners 79-74 in front of a lively crowd at the Frank Erwin Center. Unfortunately for some Longhorn fans, t...
  • New AD Chris Del Conte discusses early agenda, big picture � Part 2
    January 13, 2018
    insidetexas.com
    The other part of Texas' and the NCAA�s economic engine, men�s basketball, is currently 11-5 in the Big 12, likely the most competitive conference in the country this season. The post New AD Chris...
  • New AD Chris Del Conte discusses early agenda, big picture � Part 1
    January 11, 2018
    insidetexas.com
    On December 9 2017, TCU�s Chris Del Conte was named the vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Texas. Since his hiring, he�s appeared on Longhorn Network, me...
  • Del Conte expresses gratitude, championship vision at introduction
    December 12, 2017
    insidetexas.com
    University of Texas president Greg Fenves rarely talks athletics with the media. His position of athletics being the front porch of the university means that while it is outside of his expertise, he ...
  • TCU�s Chris Del Conte to be hired as Athletic Director at Texas
    December 9, 2017
    hornsports.com
    The University of Texas appears to have found their new Athletic Director in TCU�s Chris Del Conte, as reported first by Kirk Bohls of the Austin American Statesman.� Del Conte has spent the last e...
  • CONFIRMED: Texas to hire TCU AD
    December 9, 2017
    insidetexas.com
    The Austin American-Statesman is reporting today that TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte will be hired as the men's and women's AD. Del Conte began at TCU in 2009. Mike Perrin, who currently serv...