In a tumultuous series of events, the University of Mississippi has ended their “search” for a new athletic director, naming the interim, Keith Carter, the now permanent athletic director, per Brian Scott Rippee of SportsTalk Mississippi.
The Arkansas native has been in the athletic department offices since 2009 when he joined as Executive Director for the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation. There, he was an integral part of the Foundation experiencing its four highest years for donations, including a record $45.6 million in cash contributions in 2015-16.
Under Carter’s watch, donations to the Forward Together campaign increased from $62 to $180.