At Auburn, Greene fired football coach Gus Malzahn at the end of the 2020 season and then made the disastrous hire of Bryan Harsin to replace him. Greene resigned in August 2022 with five months left on his contract, and Harsin was fired two months later after less than two seasons on the job.

Allen Greene is expected to take over as Pitt athletic director after serving as the senior deputy athletic director and chief operating officer at Tennessee and stints as AD at Buffalo and Auburn.

Allen Greene, an experienced athletic director who has served in that role at two FBS schools and held key positions at three others, is expected to be named Pitt’s next AD, ESPN reported Monday morning,

Pitt’s athletic director search is reportedly coming to a close. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that the Panthers athletic department is expected to hire Tennessee Senior Deputy Allen Greene as the school’s new A.