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Mack Rhoades timeline at Missouri

Less than 15 months after he arrived in Columbia to succeed Mike Alden as Missouri’s athletic director, Mack Rhoades is returning to Texas as Baylor’s new vice president and director of athletics.
Less than 15 months after he arrived in Columbia to succeed Mike Alden as Missouri’s athletic director, Mack Rhoades is returning to Texas as Baylor’s new vice president and director of athletics. deulitt@kcstar.com

Mack Rhoades timeline at Missouri

Key events at Missouri during Mack Rhoades’ 15 months on the job in Columbia:

March 9, 2015: Mizzou hires Rhoades away from same job at the University of Houston.

Nov. 7, 2015: Tigers football team announces a boycott ahead of BYU at Arrowhead Stadium.

Nov. 9, 2015: Missouri System President Tim Wolfe and MU Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin resign amid racial unrest.

Nov. 13, 2015: Football coach Gary Pinkel announces plans to retire at season’s end.

Dec. 3, 2015: Rhoades promotes defensive coordinator Barry Odom as Pinkel’s successor.

Jan. 13: Mizzou announces self-imposed sanctions on men’s basketball team amid NCAA investigation.

Jan. 28: Quarterback Maty Mauk dismissed from MU football team.

March 9: MU announces intent to retain men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson.

May 7: Softball team announces protest of investigation into coach Ehren Earleywine’s alleged verbal abuse of players.

June 11: Baseball coach Tim Jamieson resigns after missing fourth straight NCAA postseason.

July 1: Rhoades introduces ex-Southeast Missouri coach Steve Bieser as new baseball coach.

Wednesday: Rhoades’ tenure at MU ends as he leaves Mizzou for the same job at Baylor.

This story was originally published July 13, 2016 at 10:56 PM with the headline "Mack Rhoades timeline at Missouri."

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