Oklahoma football’s new front office is starting to take shape.

The school’s athletics department announced the hiring of six football staff members, pending approval from the OU Board of Regents. The new hires will work under general manager Jim Nagy as the school attempts to restructure the program to adapt to the changing college football landscape.

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Tarik Masri is the sports editor for The Transcript covering OU athletics and area sports. You can reach him by emailing tarik@normantranscript.com