Lyons named WVU's A.D.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Shane Lyons has been hired as the athletic director at West Virginia, leaving his job at Alabama to succeed Oliver Luck.
West Virginia President Gordon Gee announced the appointment Monday.
Lyons, a Parkersburg native who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management at West Virginia, has been deputy athletic director at Alabama since 2011. His new job begins in February.
Luck left last month to become the NCAA’s executive vice president for regulatory affairs.
Lyons will oversee 18 varsity sports at WVU. The athletic department has 220 employees and a budget of about $77 million.
