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Year One in the Books for WVU's Lyons

My, how times flies!

West Virginia University director of athletics Shane Lyons has now been on the job for a full year.

It was this time a year ago when Lyons was beginning to reacquaint himself with WVU athletics following a successful three-year tenure as Alabama’s No. 2 administrator.

Since then, a lot has happened on and off the field for the Mountaineers. Lyons touched on this and other topics during his exclusive 20-minute interview for Wednesday’s Mountaineer Football Signing Day Special, presented by United Bank.

The on-field stuff has been obvious – a Sweet 16 run for Bob Huggins’ men’s basketball program last season and a top-15 ranking this year; a return to the top 25 for Mike Carey’s women’s basketball program in 2016; another NCAA title for Jon Hammond’s dynastic Mountaineer rifle program in 2015 and No.