Greg Byrne
Quick bio: The son of a long-time athletic administrator, Byrne became the youngest AD in SEC history at Mississippi State before moving on to the same position in Arizona in 2010.
Pros: He’s done a lot in fundraising and facilities development for the Wildcats, and has experience in the SEC as well. The Arizona basketball program has been a perennial power, while the football program made an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl in 2014, and the baseball team won the College World Series in 2012 and was a runner-up in 2016. Byrne also hired Dan Mullen at Mississippi State, who has gone to be one of the most successful coaches in MSU history.
Cons: The Arizona football program is currently at a low point after a 3-9 season under Rich Rodriguez, a man that Byrne hired before the 2012 season.
