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The Missouri AD search might move pretty quickly, and a new, serious candidate has emerged

Here are today's Mizzou Links.

Mizzou Tigers pennant What's On

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Mizzou Tigers pennant Night at the Zou was ... fruitful!

And it sounds like the commits might not be finished yet.

The Trib: Night at Zou gives Odom, staff chance to sell their program

Parker:

PowerMizzou: Daniel Parker makes early decision

Borom & Ford:

PowerMizzou: Tigers add size and speed

Post-Dispatch: Mizzou football lands two pledges during recruiting event

ABC 17: Mizzou lands two verbal commitments at Night at the Zou

The Trib (Blake Toppmeyer): Texas WR Roderick Ford commits to MU's 2017 class
The Trib (Blake Toppmeyer): Michigan OL Larry Borom commits to MU's 2017 class

One got away

Four-star Tennessee RB Chase Hayden attended Night at the Zou but chose Arkansas.

Mizzou Tigers pennant The latest on the AD search

Post-Dispatch: Sundvold not part of MU chancellor's AD search committee

The Trib: MU announces five-person advisory committee for AD search

KC Star: MU interim chancellor forms search committee for new athletic director

The most interesting tidbit of the weekend came yesterday:

I don't really understand this -- you've got a really good interim and 26 other positions to fill, so I was more than happy to let this process take a while, especially since there are benefits to having an interim. Alas.

Wolken, meanwhile, has uncovered a new (and potentially serious candidate):

Frazier was hired in the fall of 2013 and was a chief fundraiser at Wisconsin before that. I have no idea what he has done at NIU since both the football and basketball coaches were hired before he took the main role, but he's apparently a hot name in the AD community.

Mizzou Tigers pennant Checking in on Mizzou Basketball

Post-Dispatch: All in a day's work for Mizzou basketball

Mizzou Tigers pennant Checking in on the new Baseball staff

The Trib: Missouri assistant baseball coach happy in new role