As news about Texas and Oklahoma potentially joining the SEC continues to dominate headlines, there was also some big news out of Missouri on Monday.
Per a release from the school, AD Jim Sterk will step down from his position, which he has held for 5 years.
As you can see below, university president Mun Choi issued a statement in a press release thanking Sterk for his leadership:
BREAKING: #Mizzou AD Jim Sterk is stepping down as soon as a new athletic director is found. pic.twitter.com/hFUTvnRIVy
— Ben Arnet (@BenArnetKOMU) July 26, 2021
Per STLToday.com’s Dave Matter, the move caught many in Mizzou’s athletic department by surprise. Sterk still had 2 years left on his contract:
Mizzou athletics department staffers were shocked by Sterk's news today, I'm told. He informed them via email a little after 5 pm that he and president Mun Choi mutually agreed that he would step down. Two years left on his contract. More at @STLtoday.
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) July 26, 2021
Sterk will step down once a new AD is named. Who that AD ends up being remains to be seen. Per Choi’s statement, a national search will begin immediately.
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