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Syracuse hires top Notre Dame assistant for key football oversight role
- Yulander Wells will join Syracuse as chief operating officer with oversight of football programs.
- The hire is part of a broader leadership makeover at Syracuse ahead of the July 1 transition.
- Wells previously led Notre Dame’s lucrative 10-year apparel deal renewal with Under Armour.
- Wells has experience directing athletics strategy and business initiatives at Notre Dame.
- Blair will lead Syracuse’s athletics department as the new AD starting July 1.
- The appointment strengthens Syracuse’s football leadership as it aims to climb the ACC standings.
- Fran Brown remains the head coach of Syracuse football amid the leadership changes.
- The changes also include a new men’s basketball coach at Syracuse.
- Syracuse’s leadership shift comes as the university rebuilds its athletic department structure.
- The report about Wells’s move originates from USA TODAY Sports with corroborating details from Yahoo.
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