As I wrote here last week, Scott Stricklin had a difficult decision to make. And he has made it. He is the new Florida athletic direcor.

Scott Stricklin, Mississippi State University athletic director. — Scott Stricklin, he’s a Gator now. Credit: Russ Houston/MSU

A search begins immediately for his successor at Mississippi State. And we will get to that in the days to come.

The University of Florida, floridagators.com specifically, asked me to write my observations of Stricklin, whom I have known since he was a freshman student worker in the Mississippi State sports information department. You can read that piece here.

Stricklin did a splendid job at Mississippi State, his alma mater. He leaves the place far better than he found it for all the reasons listed in the column linked above.

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Stricklin made his tough decision

by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today
September 27, 2016

<h1>Stricklin made his tough decision</h1>
<p class="byline">by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today <br />September 27, 2016</p>
 
<p>As I wrote <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2016/09/22/scott-stricklins-difficult-decision-will-it-be-state-or-florida/">here</a> last week, Scott Stricklin had a difficult decision to make. And he has made it. He is the new Florida athletic direcor.</p>
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<figure class="alignright is-resized"><a href="https://i1.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/stricklin.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i1.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/stricklin.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1" alt="Scott Stricklin, Mississippi State University athletic director. " class="wp-image-22092" height="140" width="140" /></a><figcaption>Scott Stricklin, he’s a Gator now.</figcaption></figure>
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<p>A search begins immediately for his successor at Mississippi State. And we will get to that in the days to come.</p>
<p>The University of Florida, floridagators.com specifically, asked me to write my observations of&nbsp; Stricklin, whom I have known since he was a freshman student worker in the Mississippi State sports information department. You can read that piece <a href="http://floridagators.com/news/2016/9/26/general-magnolia-state-take-on-scott-stricklin.aspx">here</a>.</p>
<p>Stricklin did a splendid job at Mississippi State, his alma mater. He leaves the place far better than he found it for all the reasons listed in the column linked above.</p>


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