Syracuse, N.Y. — Boise State athletic director Mark Coyle has been named Syracuse University's new AD, according to the school.

He'll take over a Syracuse athletic department in significant flux, with questions about the future of the Carrier Dome, the state of the football program and sanctions from an NCAA investigation chief among the list of concerns.

Coyle's resume seems a natural fit for the situation.

"Mark has an outstanding record as a director of athletics and is known throughout the country for his professional accomplishments," Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a statement. "His strong academic values and commitment to the welfare of student-athletes, combined with his record of achievement in fundraising, make him the right person to lead Syracuse University Athletics forward at this important time for the University."

Although he's not personally responsible for Boise State's initial success in football, Coyle has kept the program operating at an extremely high level since head coach Chris Petersen left, making an outside-the-program hire and bringing in Bryan Harsin from Arkansas State.

Since taking over at Boise State in Dec. 2011, the football program is 32-9 (3-1 in bowl games, wins in Maaco Bowl (2011 and 2012) and Fiesta Bowl (2014) and a loss in Hawaii Bowl (2013). The team went 12-2 last year, Harsin's first season, winning the Fiesta Bowl.

Coyle has also helped the Broncos through a period of NCAA probation, indicating he has experience dealing with the fallout of an NCAA investigation.

He arrives at Syracuse with experience at a number of power-five schools in different administrative positions. He has previously worked at Kentucky, Minnesota, Florida State and Miami and boasts significant multimedia rights experience.

Although Boise State isn't known for basketball and hasn't fielded elite teams, the team has qualified for the NCAA Tournament in two of the past three seasons. The Broncos were the only FBS program to win conference titles in football, men's basketball and women's basketball last year.

Coyle was a rumored finalist for the Pittsburgh athletic director job earlier this year, a position that was filled by DHR International, the same search firm that filled the Syracuse position. He was also a finalist for the Oregon State job filled earlier this week.

His status as one of the country's hot candidates was a subject of conversation during a recent interview with The Idaho Stateman newspaper.

"I'm similar to (former football) coach (Chris) Petersen," Coyle told the paper. "I don't really comment on those things, other jobs I can't control what other people say. What I do know is that I'm incredibly fortunate here. We've had tremendous success ... my name will pop up as that continues, I know that. We enjoy Boise State, our family has adjusted very well here, and that's meant a lot to me."

According to USA Today, Coyle had a base salary of $333,000 and a possible bonus of $120,000 in 2013. Former athletic director Daryl Gross' total compensation was $848,662 in 2013.

Coyle will need to pay Boise State a $75,000 buyout, according to the Statesman.

In a statement, Boise State President Bob Kustra said: "Mark has accomplished a great deal in his time as Boise State's director of athletics, and we wish him, Krystan, and their family every happiness and success."

The hiring of Coyle ends a three-month search to find Gross' replacement. Gross spent 10 years at Syracuse, leading the Orange into the financial security of the ACC, generating unprecedented non-revenue sport success and pushing SU into the modern age of the college sports business.

Gross, however, leaves behind a struggling football program he once said would "be in the hunt for BCS consideration" and a basketball team dealing with significant NCAA sanctions and scholarship limitations.

Gross stepped down shortly after the NCAA finished its eight-year investigation into the Syracuse basketball and football programs and currently serves as vice president and special assistant to chancellor Kent Syverud.

"I am truly impressed with Syracuse University's athletics program and I am honored to have been selected athletic director," Coyle said in SU's statement. "Throughout my career I have been committed to developing student-athletes and athletics staff to be leaders both inside the classroom and on the court and playing fields. I recognize that Syracuse University student-athletes, coaches, athletic staff and fans are among the best in the country. I am eager to work beside them and look forward to becoming a part of Orange Nation."

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