Texas hires Chris Del Conte as next athletic director

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas has hired TCU Athletic Director Chris Del Conte as the next Longhorns athletic director. Del Conte will replace Mike Perrin, who took over for Steve Patterson as interim AD in September of 2015.
Texas removed the interim tag from Perrin in December of 2015, extending him until the end of the 2017-18 academic year.
Del Conte was hired as the TCU Athletic Director in October of 2009. During his time in Fort Worth, Del Conte spearheaded massive upgrades to TCU athletic f