Mizzou hires Maggard as Deputy AD, leadership changes

Missouri athletics unveiled a leadership shakeup, retiring deputy athletic director Marcy Girton after more than four decades in college athletics and naming Bryan Maggard, former Louisiana athletic director, as deputy athletic director and chief operating officer. Girton, who helped drive initiatives from NIL programs to a major stadium renovation, leaves a lasting impact on Mizzou’s operations and student-athlete welfare. Maggard’s move marks a return to Missouri, where he previously spent two decades, and he will serve as one of three deputy ADs alongside current staff. In Louisiana, Maggard’s departure ends a nine-year era in which the Cajuns secured Sun Belt titles across multiple sports, posted 23 NCAA postseason appearances, and secured marquee fundraising and media-rights deals, with Trey Frazier named interim athletic director during the transition. UL president and Missouri leadership highlighted Maggard’s track record of building championship-caliber programs, while Missouri’s leadership framed this as a strategic step to continue momentum toward championships. Louisiana has launched a national search for its next vice president for intercollegiate athletics as the transition unfolds.