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Report: Big Ten hires first African-American Power 5 commissioner to replace Jim Delany

Adam Spencer

By Adam Spencer

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Jim Delany is retiring as the commissioner of the Big Ten this summer after a long tenure at the helm of one of the top Power 5 conferences.

The conference is expected to announce its new commissioner on Tuesday morning, but on Monday night, reports surfaced of just who that might be.

Per Mully and Haugh, a morning show on 670 The Score, and confirmed by others, Minnesota Vikings COO Kevin Warren will take the job:

Warren will become the first-ever African-American Power 5 commissioner, leaving a position in which he was the highest-ranking African-American business executive in the NFL.

Warren has been with the Vikings since 2005. Prior to that, he worked with the Detroit Lions and St. Louis Rams.

Adam Spencer

Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.

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