Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk talks about the department’s response to the NCAA ruling. By
Editor’s note: Jim Sterk is the athletic director at the University of Missouri.
Last week, the University of Missouri submitted its appeal of the decision by the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions to punish hundreds of student-athletes in Mizzou’s football, baseball and softball programs for the misguided actions of one former rogue employee.
That decision remains perplexing not only to us here at Mizzou, but also to my fellow athletic directors and coaches throughout the country.
When the sanctions were originally announced Jan.