UA Athletic Director Jim Livengood, middle, and Associated Director Chris del Conte listen to UA football coach John Mackovic talk at a press conference on Nov. 13, 2002.

 Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte, who was the No. 2 man in Arizona’s athletic department under Jim Livengood, returned to Tucson for Lute Olson’s 80th birthday celebration last month. It wasn’t just a fun weekend; Del Conte hired Gretchen Bouton off of Arizona’s staff; she had been the associate AD for compliance, one of the most critical positions in any athletic department.

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