According to college football insider Pete Thamel, former Auburn athletic director Allen Greene is set to take the same role with the Pitt Panthers. Following his dismissal from the Plains, Greene was recently with the Ole Miss Rebels and Tennessee Volunteers.
The move comes after the University of Pittsburgh fired former athletic director Heather Lyke in September.
Greene will need to immediately work on building up the NIL presence for Panthers in football and basketball among other sports. Having worked with Auburn, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, he might be the best served in this avenue given how strongly the three universities have performed in this area.
Despite being behind on the NIL front, the Panthers are enjoying the 6-0 start to the college football season. Pitt will next take the football field on Oct. 24 when the Panthers host the Syracuse Orange.
As for Greene, he will need to hit the ground running in his new role as he will once again run the athletic department. The former Auburn AD served in that role from 2018 until he stepped down in 2022. Prior to that tenure on the Plains, Greene was the AD with Buffalo from 2015 to 2018.