Florida Hires Scott Stricklin As New Athletic Director

On Tuesday, the University of Florida announced the hiring of Scott Stricklin as new Athletic Director. Stricklin has big shoes to fill as he will be replacing Jeremy Foley who has been UF’s athletic director for the past 25 years.

Foley is set to retire on Nov. 1, which is the date that Stricklin will take over.

Stricklin comes from his alma mater, Mississippi State, where he was the AD there for the last six years. The Jackson, Miss., native has worked in the Southeastern Conference for over 23 years with stops at Auburn and Kentucky along the way before returning to MSU in 2008. One of Stricklin’s greatest accomplishments while leading MSU, was “spearheading over $140 million in facility…