Question: Who is the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Programs and Director of Athletics for the University that calls themselves the "Sooners?"
Sentence (from "Oklahoma Sooners"): The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the "Sooners", a reference to a nickname given to the early participants in the Land Rush of 1889, which initially opened the Unassigned Lands in the future state of Oklahoma to non-native settlement.
Relevant evidence: Yes