July 18, 2025
By Utah State Athletics: Interim President Al Smith announced today the appointment of Sandy Barbour, former Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics at Penn State, as Interim Athletic Director at Utah State University. Barbour is one of the nation’s most respected college athletics directors, with over 40 years of experience as a coach and administrator. She has held leadership roles at Cal, Notre Dame, Tulane, Northwestern, and Penn State.
At Penn State, where she served from 2014 to 2022, Barbour led the athletics department through national championships, major facility upgrades, and the introduction of NIL. She was promoted to vice president for intercollegiate athletics in 2019 and was named Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year in 2022.
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