Larry Lyons | Athletic Director | Illinois State University

We’re up to 19 Athletic Director openings nationally – 18 if there’s not technically a vacancy at Louisville yet – and some of the chairs may end up being filled by an existing leader from within the organization. That’s the path Illinois State Athletic Director Larry Lyons took with the Redbirds and in today’s 1.Q, Lyons starts with the biggest challenges for a new AD from within. Additional items covered include the importance of a new AD quickly wrapping their arms around the budgetary situation and what questions should be asked in order to do so.