Chris Deal

Biography

Chris Deal was hired as Oklahoma State's director of football creative services in 2011. His role includes overseeing all digital aspects of the Cowboy Football creative team and assisting with recruiting. A two-time Heartland Emmy Award nominee and 2017 award winner for technical achievement, Deal worked closely with Mandt Bros Production for a series of "Oklahoma State Virtual Recruiting" videos. As an assistant producer, Deal helped with overall concept, script writing, NCAA compliance and overall execution. He came to Stillwater from the University of New Mexico, where he worked from 2006-11 in the Lobos' athletics communications office. He served as the associate media relation director and was the primary contact for football and women's basketball. Deal spent his last two years working directly with head coach Mike Locksley and Lobo Football. Prior to taking over football, Deal worked with head coach Don Flanagan and women's hoops. Hired by Greg Remington, Deal started at UNM as the softball and women's soccer contact. He was instrumental in getting live streaming off the ground in Albuquerque with the Mountain West Network and CBS Sports Live Streaming. He also served on the broadcast team for Lobo Softball with radio legend Mike Roberts. Deal worked multiple NCAA tournaments and events while at UNM and served as the NCAA media coordinator for the 2008 NCAA Women's Golf National Championship. Deal spent three seasons as an official scorer for the AAA-Albuquerque Isoto