Tennessee executive senior associate athletic director Jon Gilbert has accepted the job as Southern Miss' athletic director, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Gilbert will be officially introduced at a news conference later Tuesday. He's been Dave Hart's No. 2 man at Tennessee since coming to Knoxville with Hart in 2011.
Hart announced in August that he was retiring.
Gilbert served in a number of different roles during his time at Tennessee, including the supervision of the men's basketball team. At Alabama, Gilbert was a member of the executive leadership team. He was responsible for external operations, athletics development, facilities, event management, the ticket office and oversight of several sports programs.