Arizona Vice President for Athletics Greg Byrne looks on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gardner Webb in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. Byrne became Arizona's athletic director in 2010 and has led the department to unprecedented heights. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

 Rick Scuteri

The Greg Byrne-returns-to-Oregon scenario was short-lived. West Virginia last week hired Alabama deputy AD Shane Lyons as its new AD. Some had speculated that the Mountaineers would attempt to hire Oregon AD Rob Mullens, a WVU grad and homeboy, which would then open the Ducks job for Byrne, who grew up in Eugene and worked for the Ducks. 

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