Greg Byrne, far right, celebrates the Arizona Wildcats’ College World Series title this summer. Harry How – Getty Images

Shawn Eichorst has stepped down as Athletic Director at the University of Miami and is heading to the University of Nebraska to fill the spot vacated by the retiring Tom Osborne.

Eichorst, whose tenure as AD for the Hurricanes lasted a mere 18 months, has big shoes to fill. Osborne is nothing short of a legend in Lincoln, having won three national titles as Husker football coach — a distinction that eventual got him elected to Congress.

For University of Arizona fans, this is great news and effectively ends the Greg Byrne-to-Nebraska rumors. Byrne apparently isn’t interested in replacing a legacy. And by legacy, we don’t mean Osborne, rather, Byrne’s own father Bill Byrne.

As Cornhusker AD, the elder Byrne’s programs won eight national titles and 82 Big  8/12 titles between 1992 and 2003. Among those national championships were Osborne’s three football triumphs. Bill Byrne jumped to Texas A&M before retiring in August.

Such is the price of success. And Arizona has witnessed it firsthand.

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Former University of Arizona athletes are always making news and not always in traditional mediums. We scoured the Internet and found Wildcats online by visiting these lynx

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“Interesting fact: We average 12,000 bottles of water sold per football game…last week we sold 23,000.”

- Arizona Athletic Director Greg Byrne describing the thirsty Wildcat fan base after the UA’s Sept. 18 win over Iowa.

“Headed out for date night! As in, my best friend and hubby have date night and they’re letting me crash it”

- Former UA track & field star Brianna Glenn on her evening’s plans.

“Hate test in my dorm laying in my bed tired”

- Arizona hoopster Daniel Bejarano about to have that dream where he’s in class without his clothes on.

“Spanish in about 30 mins …. -_-“

- Bejarano’s teammate Derrick Williams also with more than the X’s and O’s of basketball on his mind.

“This lady gonna ask me, how you get your teeth so white……..ummm brush them!!!

- Wildcat cornerback Trevin Wade sharing some hygiene secrets.

“Oh yeah and I guess dudes didn’t get the memo out here that braids with beads on ur hangtime is played out”

- Nic Wise on his post-Wildcat basketball career as fashion police officer

“So happy that Dexter is back on! Now we need Spartacus to start again.”

- Olympic Wildcat swimming sensation Amanda Beard out of the pool and on her couch.

“Random thought. There is way too many Raisins in Raisin Bran.

- Former softball great Jennie Finch with a lot of time on her hands after retiring from professional softball last month.

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