Former Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour Named Interim AD at Utah State

Letter from the AD: Thank You - Utah State University Athletics

Dear Aggie Nation,

Utah State University Names Interim Athletic Director

Former Penn State AD Sandy Barbour is returning to collegiate athletics.  Barbour has been announced as the interim athletic director at Utah State University.  Barbour led Penn State Athletics from 2014 to 2022, overseeing the program through multiple national championships and the introduction of NIL.  She will lead Utah State as it prepares to move to the revamped Pac-12 conference next year.

Former Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour Named Interim AD at Utah State

After Sandy Barbour signed a contract extension in February 2019 to remain as Penn State’s athletic director though Aug. 31, 2023, she said that Penn State would be her “last stop” and that “this will be it.” It hasn’t turned out that way. She is now an AD at her fourth university. Barbour, 65, is the new interim athletic director at Utah State, the university announced on Friday. She’ll be the third athletic director in three years at Utah Stat…