Nagy will lead the Sooners’ roster management and talent acquisition, including player recruitment, evaluation, retention and compensation.

Jim Nagy, who is a former NFL scout and well-known for his role as the director of the Senior Bowl, has long been one of the best evaluators of talent in college football. Now, he has the opportunity to turn the Oklahoma Sooners around as he becomes the program’s general manager.

Oklahoma hired Jim Nagy, longtime executive director of the Senior Bowl, as the Sooners’ new football general manager, the school announced on Wednesday.

Brent Venables and the OU football program have landed a big name to be the Sooners' new general manager in Jim Nagy, the executive director of the Senior Bowl.