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Interim AD Josh Brooks officially named UGA athletic director

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Georgia officially promoted interim Josh Brooks to athletic director during a meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

Two Words. Two Simple Words… #GoDawgs https://t.co/UtykDItD21

— Josh Brooks (@Brooks_UGA) January 6, 2021

Brooks, 40, took over as interim on Jan. 1 after Greg McGarity retired after 18 years at the helm of UGA athletics.

Brooks has been serving as deputy athletic director since 2018 and was named senior athletic director in 2020.

A Hammond, La. native, Brooks held positions as Director of Athletics at Millsaps Colleges in 2014-2015 and before that, was Assistant and Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations at Georgia in 2012-2014.