With the hiring of Greg Byrne as the new Director of Athletics, the University of Alabama has entered into a new era. We will never forget the pride and joyous moments that Paul “Bear” Bryant brought to the Capstone and to the Yellowhammer State, but the retirement of Bill Battle further distances ties back to the legendary coach. Byrne is the first Alabama AD of the modern era with no previous ties to the school and the first to have not played football at the Capstone since Bryant took the reins in 1957.
If you listen to sports journalists across the country, they consider this a home run hire.