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Arizona AD leaves for Alabama. Mark Harlan went to Arizona. But USF still needs a basketball coach. Uh oh.

Alabama has hired Greg Byrne, long considered an up-and-comer in collegiate athletics, to replace current AD and Crimson Tide alum Bill Battle. By all accounts, it’s considered a great hire.

So why are we writing about this on a USF blog?

Mark Harlan is an Arizona alum. Bachelors and masters degrees. And his alma mater is a PAC-12 job with things like “money” and “budgets” and “fan support” on a much larger scale than what USF has to offer. We wouldn’t blame him one bit if he took the job. When home calls, you always have to listen.