Chris Del Conte’s office desk at Darrel K. Royal Memorial Stadium once belonged to DKR himself, as did the empty bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey displayed behind his chair.
It was one year ago this month Del Conte left his comfortable conditions at TCU to accept one of the biggest jobs in college athletics: AD at the University of Texas.
He is one of the few ADs in the nation who fans may actually know by name.
Since arriving in Austin, he made updating facilities a priority, has added big names to future football schedules, and attempted to put Texas A&M back on the schedule.