Briggs: In exit interview with The Blade, Bryan Blair talks 'bittersweet' opportunity at Syracuse

New University of Toledo Athletic Director Bryan Blair speaks during his inaugural press conference at Savage Arena on Feb. 24, 2022.CLEVELAND — After four years leading Toledo’s athletic department, Bryan Blair is headed to the same job at Syracuse, where his first order of business will be one of the biggest in college sports: hiring the next Orange men’s basketball coach.

He is expected to be formally introduced in a news conference next week.

Before the hoopla, Blair spoke with The Blade about the opportunity, the momentum he believes Toledo athletics has built, and the unfinished business he leaves behind.

Here are the highlights of our brief exit interview:

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