Overview

• Interim President Alan Smith announced the hire Sunday, with multiple outlets reporting a five-year agreement is being finalized.
• Utah State scheduled an introductory news conference for later this week to present Walker.
• Walker transitions from Tennessee, where he has served as senior deputy athletic director and chief strategy officer since November 2024 and previously oversaw football and men's basketball.
• His résumé includes leadership roles at UCF under Danny White and earlier experience at Utah Valley University, with work spanning compliance, legal affairs, facilities, operations and NIL.
• He succeeds Diana Sabau, who left for Maryland, while former Penn State AD Sandy Barbour has led the department on an interim basis since July.