Texas State announced that Don Coryell will take over as permanent athletic director on Sept. 1. The news was first reported by the Statesman's Keff Ciardello. 

Coryell, a former college basketball player at Lamar, has served as associate athletics director for external operations at Texas State since 2004. He has served with under athletic director Larry Teis since he joined the program. 

"I have received excellent feedback, both internally and externally, about Mr. Coryell's tremendous work ethic, extensive experience and servant leadership-style," Texas State president Denis Trauth wrote in a statement to the university. "I have personally observed his commitment to supporting our student-athletes in reaching their full potential in academics and in their physical and mental well-being." 

Texas State has changed dramatically since Coryell joined the university 17 years ago. Most notably, Texas State jumped from FCS to FBS football, and from the Southland to the WAC to the Sun Belt. His biggest responsibility heading forward will be to revamp a football program that has combined for a 28-68 record since moving to FBS. 

In his role as associate AD, Coryell has primarily led marketing and promotional efforts for the athletic department. The longtime Bobcats employee has worked with a number of sports, and also coordinated with ESPN and took the lead on college football scheduling. 

Coryell will replace Teis, who announced his retirement as athletic director, pointing to back issues making travel difficult. Teis will serve as special assistant to the president for athletics for the next year. 

Ciardello reported that a significant part of the reason for Texas State's internal promotion was the turbulence in college football over the past few weeks. With Texas and Oklahoma heading to the SEC, the rest of the FBS conferences are preparing for potential impact. Having someone onboard with a limited learning curve was a priority.