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> On Sep 21, 2016, at 8:53 AM, Shane Ford <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Mississippi State's Stricklin emerges as AD leader > > > Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin is a leading candidate to > replace Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley. (Jim Lytle/Associated Press) > > By Pat Dooley > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 5:12 p.m. > Last Modified: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 5:12 p.m. > Florida may be close to replacing Jeremy Foley as athletic director, but it > is not a done deal. > > Mississippi State AD Scott Stricklin has emerged as the top candidate, > although sources close to the situation said he has not been offered the job. > As of Monday night, he had yet to meet with the selection committee. > > Stricklin was one of the early candidates who the search committee reached > out to after Foley in June announced his retirement effective Oct. 1. > > The two sides could not agree on the parameters of any discussions. It wasn’t > until after North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham withdrew his > name a day before he was scheduled to be in Gainesville that the committee > went back to Stricklin and parameters were worked out. > > There were multiple reports Tuesday that Stricklin has become UF’s top > target, but that it would take something special to lure him away from his > alma mater. > > Stricklin, 46, has overseen record fundraising since taking over as > Mississippi State’s athletic director in 2010. During his six-year tenure, > Mississippi State has spent $75 million on expansion and upgrades at Davis > Wade Stadium, $25 million on the Leo W. Seal Jr. Football Complex and $11.7 > million on the Mize Pavilion at Humphrey Coliseum. > > The facility improvements have resulted in dividends on the field. In > 2015-16, Mississippi State finished 44th in the Learfield Cup Standings, the > highest finish ever for a college from the Magnolia State. In 2014-15, eight > Mississippi State athletic programs finished their seasons in the Top 25. > Mississippi State’s football program, under the direction of former UF > assistant Dan Mullen, reached the No. 1 ranking in the polls for the first > time in school history in 2014. > > A Starkville, Miss., native and 1992 Mississippi State graduate, Stricklin > began his career in media relations. He served as the primary media relations > contact for baseball at Auburn from 1993-98, before moving on as a football > contact for Tulane in 1998. For the next four years, Stricklin was an > assistant athletic director for marketing and communications at Baylor from > 1999-2003. > > In 2003, Stricklin was hired as the associate athletic director for > communications at Kentucky, overseeing the Wildcats men’s basketball program. > Stricklin left Kentucky in 2008 to return to his alma mater, Mississippi > State, as senior associate athletic director for external affairs, overseeing > fundraising. > > When former Mississippi State athletic director Greg Byrne left for Arizona > in 2010, Stricklin was hired as his successor. Stricklin’s ties to his alma > mater are strong. In addition to growing up in the state, Stricklin is the > son-in-law of Mississippi State basketball legend Bailey Howell. > > Byrne was also considered a candidate for the UF job but took his name out of > the running last week. > > Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or at pat.doo...@gvillesun.com. And follow > at Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
