DAVID MILLER
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State will introduce Scott Stricklin as its 16th director of athletics at 2 p.m. today, capping the university’s month-and-a-half long search to replace Greg Byrne.
First reported Thursday night by the Clarion-Ledger, Stricklin will be promoted from associate athletic director for external operations at MSU, a position he’s held since 2008 after leaving his post as associate athletic director for media relations at Kentucky.
An MSU alum, Stricklin has numerous ties to the university. His wife, Anne, is the daughter of Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member and MSU great Bailey Howell.
Stricklin has a strong relationship with Byrne, who left last week to take over as athletic director at Arizona.
The pair worked together at Kentucky from 2003-05 when Byrne was associate AD for development and fundraising. When Byrne was named athletic director at MSU, he hired Stricklin to his staff.
Parker Executive Search Firm, hired to assist in finding Byrne’s replacement, and university president Dr. Mark Keenum cap the search near the deadline the latter tentatively set when Byrne announced his decision to head to Arizona.
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