Shane Lyons should be applauded for managing the WVU football coaching transition logically, swiftly and to the financial benefit of the University. It was his first major challenge since coming on as the WVU AD in 2015 and he exhibited great leadership through it all.
The eight days that have passed since West Virginia football lost to old rival Syracuse, 34-18, in the Camping World Bowl have been tumultuous at best for the program and the WVU athletic department as a whole. But Lyons stuck to his guns when negotiating with a current head coach and was thorough and efficient hiring the replacement.