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Mississippi State stays in house for new athletic director

Mississippi State didn’t have to go far to find its new athletic director. Baseball coach John Cohen will be named Scott Stricklin’s successor.

Breaking: Multiple sources tell The Clarion-Ledger that John Cohen will be named MSU's next athletic director https://t.co/GVV6V3y5EZ

— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) October 12, 2016

Cohen played baseball at MSU from 1988-90, reaching the College World Series with the Bulldogs in 1990. Cohen, who was born in Tuscaloosa, AL, was the head baseball coach Kentucky from 2004-2008 before taking the head coaching position at Mississippi State which he's held ever since.