Michael Peters

Tulsa World TU Sports Reporter

University of Tulsa deputy athletic director Joe Fields, a behind-the-scenes figure in the current football rebuilding job, is headed to New Mexico State to become the school’s athletic director.

ESPN was first to report the news Monday afternoon and NMSU made it official Monday evening. Fields was hired by TU athletic director Justin Moore in Aug. 2024 to serve as deputy AD and chief operating officer.

Fields, a native of Houston, had worked with Moore at Texas A&M.

“He deserves a lot of credit for getting this football program back competitive,” TU football coach Tre Lamb said Monday of Fields. “If there is one thing Justin Moore can do, I think he can identify talent.

“To have a guy plucked to be an AD at an FBS school is a pretty big

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