South Florida athletic director Mark Harlan has been named to the same post at Utah, the school announced Friday.
Harlan, who led South Florida's athletic department since 2014, will replace Chris Hill, who officially retired Friday after 31 years as AD. An Arizona alum, Harlan returns to the Pac-12, where he served as senior associate athletic director at UCLA before taking the South Florida job. He recently agreed to a three-year contract extension with USF.
"After an extensive national search during which we spoke with a number of outstanding candidates, Mark emerged as our clear top choice," Utah president Ruth V.