[1] After stints at Louisiana-Monroe and Georgia, Brooks became the athletic director at Millsaps College, a Division III school located in Jackson, Mississippi.

[1] In 2016, Brooks went to the University of Georgia to serve as executive associate director of athletics.

In 2021, following the departure of Greg McGarity, Brooks became the athletic director for the University of Georgia.

[2] In his first two years as athletic director, Georgia won back-to-back national championships in football in 2021 and 2022.

[3] Brooks is married to his wife, Lillie, and they have three sons together: James, Jackson, and Davis.