Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne is expected to be named athletic director at Alabama, possibly as soon as Monday.
Jeff Stevens, a UA booster and co-namesake of the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility, confirmed Byrne's departure Sunday night.
Alabama's current athletic director, Bill Battle, has been at the school for four years. He is expected to retire for health reasons.
Byrne, 45, joined the UA in May 2010 after serving as athletic director at Mississippi State and associate athletic director at both Oregon State and Kentucky. Under Byrne, the Arizona athletic department budget has grown from $45 million to $80 million.