In 2011, then-WKU Defensive Coordinator Lance Guidry was arrested for driving under the influence in Baton Rouge, Louisiana the day before WKU played LSU.

Just seven months into the job, Bjork fired women's basketball coach Adrian Wiggins for recruiting violations.

[9] NCAA investigations revealed persistent football recruiting violations, including evidence that Ole Miss employees and boosters arranged numerous "impermissible benefits" for players, such as car loans and cash.

[10] Ole Miss officials began calling reporters, telling them falsely that most of the alleged violations had taken place under Freeze's predecessor Houston Nutt.

[12] In discovery for that lawsuit, Nutt's lawyers discovered that Hugh Freeze had been calling escort services from his university phone.

[14] Bjork fired Jimbo Fisher in 2023 during a disappointing season which saw the Aggies finish 7–6 with a loss in the Texas Bowl.

[17] On January 16, 2024, Ohio State University announced that Bjork had been hired as its next athletic director, effective July 1, 2024, with a transition period beginning March 1, 2024.