Report: AD Pat Chun a candidate at Pittsburgh

FAU athletic director Pat Chun, pictured during his introductory press conference in 2012, is a candidate for the Pittsburgh AD job, according to a report. (Susan Stocker / Sun Sentinel)Florida Atlantic athletic director Pat Chun has been linked to Pittsburgh’s vacant athletic director position, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Calls and messages to Chun went unreturned Friday night.

Chun is in his fifth academic year atop the Owls athletic program, and recently made his most high-profile hire by naming Lane Kiffin the school’s football coach in December. Under Chun’s watch, FAU recently broke ground on the $40 million Schmidt Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence…