Oklahoma Sooners athletic director Joe Castiglione will retire from his full-time role in the upcoming school year, according to a report from ESPN's Pete Thamel. Once a new athletic director is hired, Castiglione will remain with the athletic department in an "emeritus" role, where he will serve as an advisor to the athletic department.

Oklahoma's Joe Castiglione is preparing to end the longest current tenure for an athletic director in major college sports, ESPN reported.