CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon State has lured Pittsburgh athletic director Scott Barnes west to take over the same job with the Beavers.
The school named Barnes vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics Thursday. Barnes, who will start his new job in February, replaces Todd Stansbury. Stansbury left in September to become athletic director at Georgia Tech, his alma mater.
Oregon State President Ed Ray called Barnes a ''perfect fit.''
''He understands that at Oregon State University, good is not good enough,'' Ray said in a statement. ''OSU and its student-athletes will be champions in all aspects of athletics, as students and in the community.''
Barnes spent just over 18 months with the Panthers, who hired him in April 2015 after Steve Pederson was fired. Barnes came to the Panthers after working in the same position at Utah State. During his tenure at Utah State, Barnes hired Gary Andersen as the Aggies' football coach in 2009. Andersen is now the head coach at Oregon State.
Barnes, a native of Spokane, Washington, called it a ''difficult decision'' in a statement, adding he is leaving for Oregon State for ''some very important personal family considerations.''
The school named Barnes vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics Thursday. Barnes, who will start his new job in February, replaces Todd Stansbury. Stansbury left in September to become athletic director at Georgia Tech, his alma mater.
Oregon State President Ed Ray called Barnes a ''perfect fit.''
''He understands that at Oregon State University, good is not good enough,'' Ray said in a statement. ''OSU and its student-athletes will be champions in all aspects of athletics, as students and in the community.''
Barnes spent just over 18 months with the Panthers, who hired him in April 2015 after Steve Pederson was fired. Barnes came to the Panthers after working in the same position at Utah State. During his tenure at Utah State, Barnes hired Gary Andersen as the Aggies' football coach in 2009. Andersen is now the head coach at Oregon State.
Barnes, a native of Spokane, Washington, called it a ''difficult decision'' in a statement, adding he is leaving for Oregon State for ''some very important personal family considerations.''
