Mississippi State names interim AD ahead of Scott Stricklin's departure to Florida

Adam Spencer | 7 years ago

Mississippi State AD Scott Stricklin will take over as Florida’s athletics director starting Nov. 1.

Though there have been rumors about a full-time AD taking over the Bulldogs’ sports programs, the school announced that Scott Wetherbee would serve as the interim AD in the meantime:

Scott Wetherbee has been named Mississippi State
University’s interim director of athletics, MSU President Mark E. Keenum
announced today.

— Sid Salter (@sidsalter) October 25, 2016

According to the Mississippi State athletics website, Wetherbee is currently a senior associate AD, dealing with external affairs.

Stricklin tweeted a farewell letter to Mississippi State on Tuesday. Read it here.

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