Louisiana-Monroe set to hire SJ Tuohy of 'The Blind Side' fame as athletic director
Tuohy is currently working at Oral Roberts
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Bryan DeArdo
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SJ Tuohy, whose relationship with Michael Oher was part of a best-selling book and hit movie "The Blind Side," is expected to be named as Louisiana-Monroe's next athletic director, CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello has learned.
Tuohy, 32, is currently serving as the deputy athletic director/development at Oral Roberts. He recently served at the executive director for UCF's official NIL collective.
ULM is in the final steps of hiring SJ Tuohy as athletics director, sources tell @CBSSports. The ORU deputy AD also previously ran the NIL collective at UCF. He will take over for coach Bryant Vincent, who has been serving as the interim AD this fall.
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) November 26, 2025
Tuohy's work background also includes being the assistant athletic director and director of football operations at Liberty, where the team finished the 2020 ranked 17th in the AP Poll. Prior to Liberty, Tuohy was the associate director of football operations and player personnel at Arkansas.
A graduate of Loyola-Maryland, Tuohy played four seasons of college basketball and one season of football at SMU, where he earned his master's degree.
Tuohy was portrayed by actor Jae Head in the 2009 movie "The Blind Side" that was based off author Michael Lewis' 2006 book which documented the Tuohy family's relationship with Oher, a future NFL offensive lineman, during his adolescence. In the movie, Tuohy is depicted as an energetic and knowledgeable young sports fan who helped Oher with his college recruiting. Sandra Bullock, who played the role of the family matriarch Leigh Anne Tuohy, won the Best Actress award at the 2010 Oscars.
Oher ultimately played at Ole Miss before being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played eight seasons in the NFL that included a Super Bowl win as a member of the 2012 Ravens.
