Nebraska will be looking for a new athletic director.
AD Bill Moos announced Friday morning that he will be retiring from the position, effective June 30, 2021. It will end a 40-year career in collegiate athletics.
“To understand just how special Nebraska is, you need to spend time here, meet our people, visit our cities and towns and sit in Memorial Stadium in a sea of red on a Saturday afternoon in the fall,” Moos said. “I step away completely content, knowing that our athletic program is reborn and rebuilt and that it has a solid, stable foundation.”
Moos was hired in 2017 with a contract that ran through the end of 2022. He oversaw the major sports hires of Scott Frost for football, Fred Hoiberg for men’s basketball, and Will Bolt for baseball. In total, Moos has hired 12 Husker head coaches.
The Go Big Project, including the new football facility, broke ground earlier this year after leading the department through the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The incredible challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic were numerous and widespread, yet our staff never wavered, never shied away from our fundamental responsibilities to protect health and safety and then to ensure the long-term stability of our Department. I am grateful for our staff’s service and commitment to our work and I have no doubt that great things lie ahead for Husker Athletics.”
Moos said in a release that he is appreciative of his time in Lincoln.
“I have been so fortunate to work as the Director of Athletics at four wonderful schools and have seen a lot but I have never witnessed and experienced the passion of fans like we have at Nebraska. The unflinching support of our programs and of our university is inspiring and unmatched. I have visited every part of our great state and engaged with thousands of Husker fans over the years, and there truly is No Place like Nebraska.”
The school will now look to hire what would be the 16th athletic director in Nebraska history. Until the position is filled, Nebraska Chancellor Ronnie Green says Garrett Klassy, Senior Deputy Athletic Director for External Relations, to take on the role of Interim Athletic Director.