Kirby Hocutt is the athletic director at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas and the Big 12 representative to the College Football Playoff committee.
19 Facts About Kirby Hocutt
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Additionally, Hocutt is the chairman of the NCAA Division I Football Recruiting Subcommittee.
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Kirby Hocutt formerly held the same position at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio from 2005 to 2008 and the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida from 2008 to 2011.
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Kirby Hocutt earned a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University in 1995, where he was a four-year letterman at the linebacker position.
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Kirby Hocutt earned his Master of Education degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2001.
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From 1999 to 2005, Kirby Hocutt was at the University of Oklahoma and served as associate athletics director for external operations and sports administration.
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Kirby Hocutt began his career in sports administration as the assistant director of marketing and promotions at his alma mater, Kansas State University.
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In 2005, at the age of 33, Kirby Hocutt was hired as athletic director at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
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Kirby Hocutt increased fundraising by more than 75 percent and secured the second largest gift to athletics in school history.
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On January 25,2007, Kirby Hocutt announced the elimination of four varsity sports at Ohio University.
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Less than 13 months later, in 2008, Kirby Hocutt left Ohio University for the same position at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Kirby Hocutt was introduced as the University of Miami's 11th Director of Athletics on Feb 8,2008 and began his tenure on June 1,2008.
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Kirby Hocutt was succeeded by former Wisconsin Assistant Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst.
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On February 26,2011, Kirby Hocutt resigned as director of athletics from the University of Miami for the same position at Texas Tech University.
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Kirby Hocutt replaced the retiring Gerald Myers, who served as athletic director for the Texas Tech Red Raiders since 1996.
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Former coach Pat Knight was fired before Kirby Hocutt took over as AD.
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On December 12,2012, Kirby Hocutt hired former Texas Tech player Kliff Kingsbury to fill the football head coaching vacancy left by the resignation of Tommy Tuberville.
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Kirby Hocutt is the current chairman of the NCAA Division I Football Recruiting Subcommittee.
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In February 2015, Kirby Hocutt was selected to replace West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck as the Big 12 Conference's representative to the College Football Playoff committee.