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Earlier this morning, Interim AD Wren Baker officially took a position at the University of North Texas.
Shortly thereafter, Interim Chancellor Hank Foley announced he would be taking over as Missouri's interim Athletic Director.
#Mizzou interim chancellor Hank Foley says he will take over as interim athletic director. pic.twitter.com/JgAr3aBvIs
— Mark Kim (@MarkJKim_) July 29, 2016
And perhaps you heard that Missouri assistant basketball coach Corey Tate left to join SLU.
With all this turnover, we had some fun on the twitters.
We are saving so much money on salaries right now
— Represent Mizzou (@RepresentMizzou) July 29, 2016
This is like that movie where Eddie Murphy plays every character, except Hank Foley has every interim job at Mizzou.
— Mark Kim (@MarkJKim_) July 29, 2016
If I'm reading the order of AD succession correctly, Truman the Tiger is next in line at Mizzou should Hank Foley be incapacitated.
— Joe Walljasper (@JoeWalljasper) July 29, 2016
Sources tell me @Mizzou is renovating the 4th column. Hank Foley will stand as Interim 4th Column until renovations are complete.
— Anthony Romano (@ARomanoMU) July 29, 2016
Then right before the 5pm news deadline, Missouri announced an interim Women's Tennis coach.
The following have left in the last year:
#Mizzou's leadership has changed a lot in the past year pic.twitter.com/ng1ZKw4XKQ
— Mark Kim (@MarkJKim_) July 29, 2016
For those unable to see the tweet:
- Three Curators
- Three Deans
- The System President
- The Chancellor
- Two Athletic Directors
- The Head Football Coach
- The Baseball Coach
- The Tennis Coach
...and a partridge in a pear tree (not really I think that's still in the lobby - but it definitely needs watering).
Apparently the AD search is "moving quickly"
According to KOMU's Chris Gervino, SMU AD Rick Hart has emerged as a candidate. Hart's grandfather was Mizzou's AD from 1978-1986 and Dave Hart Jr. is the AD at Tennessee. Gervino followed it up by with sources telling him more names to watch: Sean Frazier of Northern Illinois and Jeff Compher of East Carolina.
So be sure to stay tuned! You might get tapped to be Missouri's next top administrator!