Wren Baker was officially announced as the new Athletic Director of the University of North Texas today, Baker had been serving as Interim Athletic Director at the University of Missouri.
The announcement was widely anticipated and comes less than a month after Mack Rhoades left the Athletic Director post at Mizzou to take a similar job at Baylor University.
In an email to the University of Missouri community, Interim MU Chancellor Hank Foley called the search for a permanent Athletic Director "a top priority" and said he would serve in the role in the meantime.