The University of Arizona has hired Missouri athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois as the school's next AD.
Reed-Francois has agreed to a five-year deal. The hiring gives Arizona's athletic department, which is replete with financial struggles, a veteran leader who has spent nearly three years leading Missouri.
The jump from the SEC to Arizona, which is entering the Big 12 next year, is an unexpected one within the college sport industry. Sources told ESPN that Reed-Francois' ties to Arizona, which include graduating from law school there in 1997, helped lead to the decision.
Reed-Francois has agreed to a five-year deal. The hiring gives Arizona's athletic department, which is replete with financial struggles, a veteran leader who has spent nearly three years leading Missouri.
The jump from the SEC to Arizona, which is entering the Big 12 next year, is an unexpected one within the college sport industry. Sources told ESPN that Reed-Francois' ties to Arizona, which include graduating from law school there in 1997, helped lead to the decision.