Overview
- Joe Castiglione announced he will retire from his full-time post at the start of the 2025–26 school year.
- The 67-year-old will remain on staff as athletic director emeritus once his successor is hired.
- During his 27-year tenure in Norman, the Sooners captured 26 national championships and 117 conference titles.
- He guided Oklahoma’s transition from the Big 12 Conference to the Southeastern Conference in the 2024–25 realignment cycle.
- Castiglione has won four national athletic director of the Year honors and mentored 32 administrators who advanced to lead college athletic departments.