Former MU linebacker named assistant AD/NIL

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Mizzou Athletics named former Tiger linebacker Brandon Lee the first-ever assistant athletic director for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), on Thursday.

Lee played for MU 2014 to 2018, finishing his career with more than 120 total tackles, including seven for a loss. Off the gridiron, he also served in the SEC's leadership council, as he attended the 2018 NCAA convention.

In his new position, Lee will lead Mizzou's NIL program which includes education and programming to help student-athletes stay informed.

"Brandon's fundraising background and passion for Mizzou from his time as a student-athlete makes him the ideal candidate tot lead our evolving NIL program," Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois said in a press release. "Maximizing every MIL opportunity for our student-athletes is critically important and we are positioning Mizzou to be one of the nation's innovators in NIL in the months and years ahead."

Most recently, Lee served as the Director of Student-Athlete Professionalism at Notre Dame before returning to Columbia.