Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker speaks at the Colorado/Wyoming state line for the Bronze Boot Run ceremony on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
Joe Parker is out as the athletic director at Colorado State.
Multiple sources confirmed to the Coloradoan Monday morning that Parker has been removed as athletic director.
The school has not yet publicly announced the move and no interim or replacement has yet been named. A CSU spokesperson did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment.
CSU had large success in many Olympic sports during Parker’s tenure but consistently struggled in football, which is the driver of all the recent realignment in college sports. The Rams went 40-63 in football under three different head coaches during Parker’s tenure.
Joe Parker’s career at Colorado State University
Parker was hired in March 2015.
He signed a five-year extension in 2022 to carry through 2027. He receives a base salary of $439,192 annually through the extension, according to the contract. CSU’s online salary database lists his annual salary at $474,986.
Parker came to CSU after serving as the deputy athletics director at Texas Tech (Big 12) since 2011. He also has served as senior associate athletic director at the University of Michigan (Big 10), the University of Oklahoma (Big 12), Washington State University (Pac-12) and the University of Texas (Big 12).
Here is a look at some of the events during Parker’s tenure at CSU:
CSU’s on-campus football stadium opened for its first game in 2017, with a sellout opening-day win over Oregon State.
In April 2018, CSU and Public Service Credit Union signed a $37.7 million naming rights deal for the new stadium, which became Canvas Stadium following a rebrand by the credit union.
CSU won 23 Mountain West titles under Parker, second-most among any program in the league. That…
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Publish date : 2024-02-19 17:06:25
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