By JOEL COLEMAN
sports@starkvilledailynews.com
Conflicting accounts on the status of Mississippi State’s search to find an athletic director surfaced on Wednesday with the school strongly rebuking a report from The Clarion-Ledger.
The Clarion-Ledger, citing unnamed sources, reported on Wednesday morning that MSU will name baseball coach John Cohen its new athletic director next week. Mississippi State president Mark Keenum fired back with a statement firmly disputing the report.
“I announced on Sept. 26 that a nationwide search was underway to choose Mississippi State University’s next Director of Athletics,” Keenum’s statement read.