From watching football games at old Archbold Stadium to being on campus when the Carrier Dome opened, John Wildhack's affection for Syracuse University has only grown over the years.
Thirty-six years after he graduated, Wildhack returned to his alma mater on Tuesday as its new athletic director and needed only four words to describe his state of mind.
"It feels so right," Wildhack said at an introductory news conference.
Sporting an orange-and-blue-striped tie, Wildhack was introduced to a nearly full auditorium in the university's football wing by Chancellor Kent Syverud, who chaired a search committee that included new football coach Dino Babers.