Bryan B. Blair Named Syracuse University Director of Athletics A new era of Orange Athletics begins as Syracuse welcomes one of college athletics' rising leaders—a proven champion with a record of transformative program-building and visionary thinking. One of the nation's rising stars in intercollegiate athletics will soon take the helm of Syracuse University Athletics. Chancellor-elect J. Michael Haynie today announced the appointment of Bryan B. Blair as the University's next director of athletics. Blair has served as vice president and director of athletics at the University of Toledo since 2022. He is widely regarded as one of the most creative and accomplished leaders in college athletics: a builder of championship programs, a generator of innovative revenue strategies and a genuine believer in the transformative power of higher education. His appointment has been approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees.