At Mizzou, a new football season comes with a new athletic director

Well, that was quick. Two weeks after Missouri announced Jim Sterk was stepping down as athletic director, the university found a successor in Desiree Reed-Francois, who had spent the previous five years at UNLV. She’ll become the first woman to lead the Tigers’ athletic department.On today’s SportsBeat KC, Briar Napier, who has covered the Tigers for The Star, joins host Blair Kerkhoff to discuss the hiring of Reed-Francois. Also discussed: The opening of football camp. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and defensive coordinator Steve Wilks spent time with reporters last week and hear what they had to say about the upcoming season.Story links:Five things to know about Desiree Reed-FrancoisMissouri Tigers hire first woman as athletic director, UNLV’s Desiree Reed-Francois“We got to improve,” Eliah Drinkwitz on Missouri’s first preseason practice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices