According to multiple sources, including The Eagles’ Travis Brown, former Texas A&M head coach R.C. Slocum (1989-2002) will serve as the Aggies’ interim athletic director after now-former AD Ross Bjork departed for the same position at Ohio State earlier this month.
For those who have followed Slocum’s Texas A&M coaching career, he remains one of the more trusted voices in the Aggie community, and after serving as the school’s interim athletic director during the 2019 season, resuming the position while the search continues for Bjork’s permanent replacement was simply a no brainer.
To this day, barring new head coach Mike Elko’s impending success, Slocum remains on top in Aggie lore, holding an impressive 123-47 coaching record, including 78-28 in conference play in both the Southwest Conference and the Big 12.
After former Texas A&M AD Scott Woodward departed for LSU after the 2018 season, Bjork would come on board soon after seven years at Ole Miss, so without any more information regarding the continued search, experience, and progressive outlook tied to the ever-changing college athletics landscape make up the traits needed for the future permanent choice.
Note: R.C. Slocum’s employment as Texas A&M’s interim athletic director will begin on Thursday, Feb. 1.
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