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Ole Miss' Ross Bjork named next athletic director at Texas A&M
One month ago, Texas A&M lost its athletic director to a fellow SEC West rival. Now the Aggies are doing the same thing to fill the...
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Mississippi athletic director Ross Bjork has been named to the same position at A&M, the university confirmed after The News reported it Thursday evening.
Bjork fills the position previously held by Scott Woodward, who held the job for three years before leaving for the same role at LSU.
In a statement released Thursday night, Bjork said admired A&M's Kyle Field, history and traditions from afar before accepting the job.
"I will always aspire to live up to the core values that the university holds dear, and to compete for and win championships," Bjork said.
The 46-year-old Kansas native has been at Mississippi for the last seven years. When he was hired in 2012, he was the youngest athletic director at any "Power Five" school in the country. Before that, he spent two years as Western Kentucky's athletic director.
