ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports Tulane targeting UNI’s David Harris as its next Director of Athletics

According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Tulane University is targeting UNI’s David Harris as its next Director of Athletics.

Harris has been Northern Iowa’s AD since 2016.

Coincidentally, Tulane’s previous AD, Troy Dannen, was hired from UNI.

In October Dannen left Tulane to become Director of Athletics at the University of Washington.

Harris has Louisiana roots as he was born and grew up in Baton Rouge.

Our ESPN story on Tulane targeting Northern Iowa’s David Harris for AD job. Deal expected to be finalized in the upcoming days. He’s a Baton Rouge native, Ole Miss grad and former top football administrator at Iowa State. https://t.co/nfge2tnoQR

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 20, 2023