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Sources confirm: UL Athletic Director headed to Missouri

Bryan Maggard, PhD., Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is departing from his position to take a job in Missouri. Sources have confirmed his departure from the university.

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