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The former athletics director of University of Missouri has agreed to compensate the school after leaving her contract early for a job in Arizona.
Desiree Reed-Francois reportedly agreed to make monthly installments over the next 52 months.
The agreement calls on Reed-Francois to pay back $2 million, with an immediate lump sum payment of $1.5 million.
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