Curtis Lofton officially promoted to General Manager of Oklahoma Football

Nothing says 2024 in college football like the term “general manager” popping up at programs all over the country. Previously only really seen at the professional ranks in sports, it’s one more thing that is different in the new world of college athletics.

The Oklahoma Sooners football program officially has one of their own leading the charge in Norman. Curtis Lofton, who played linebacker for Brent Venables in the mid-2000s, was officially promoted to general manager of Oklahoma Football. Expected for some time, it is an agenda item on the Board of Regents meeting set for Friday.

Lofton is currently the director of the Sooners’ S.O.U.L. Mission, and is set to earn quite the pay increase, going from $101,500 to $300,000 per year.

George Stoia of SoonerScoop and On3 took to social media to deliver the news.

According to the Board of Regents agenda, Curtis Lofton is officially the #Sooners new general manager. He is also receiving a raise, going from $101,500 to $300,000 per year.

— Summer of George (@GeorgeStoia) June 18, 2024

Lofton was named general manager back in February, and has been performing GM duties for months. He becomes the first general manager in OU’s history, and the job will be an evolving one as the landscape of college sports takes shape in the future.

But it’s clear that Venables decided he needed a full-time GM to help with roster management and other aspects of the program. It’s a move that, just like everything else Venables is doing, is being made to help the Sooners compete in the SEC and compete for national championships.

Venables was extremely complimentary of his former player in the lead-up to spring practice saying, “Curtis has been doing what he has been doing in the last couple of years. He’s been fantastic, S.O.U.L. Mission as a whole is fantastic, and…

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Author : Sooners Wire

Publish date : 2024-06-18 22:07:39

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