 Bjork in 2017 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Annual salary | $1.65 million[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 22, 1972 Dodge City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dodge City Community College (Associate) Emporia State University (Bachelor's) Western Illinois University (MS) |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1994 | Emporia State |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Western Kentucky (dev. offc.) |
| 1997–2001 | Missouri (athletic dev. offc.) |
| 2001–2003 | Missouri (asst. AD for dev.) |
| 2003–2005 | Miami (FL) (assoc. AD) |
| 2005–2010 | UCLA (senior assoc. AD) |
| 2010–2012 | Western Kentucky |
| 2012–2019 | Ole Miss |
| 2019–2024 | Texas A&M |
| 2024–present | Ohio State |
Ross Bjork[2] (born October 22, 1972) is the athletics director for The Ohio State University.[3] He previously served as the director of athletics for Texas A&M University, University of Mississippi[4] and Western Kentucky University. He has also previously worked for the University of Miami, UCLA, and the University of Missouri.[5]
- ^ Brown, Chase; Hope, Dan (January 17, 2024). "FUTURE OHIO STATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ROSS BJORK TO MAKE $2 MILLION PER YEAR ON FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Emporia State Names 2017 Distinguished Alumni". June 12, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "Ohio State Hires Ross Bjork As Athletic Director". Eleven Warriors. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
OleMisswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Aschoff, Edward (June 20, 2012). "AD Ross Bjork Is Ready For Test At Ole Miss". ESPN. Retrieved October 2, 2012.