RU should pursue a current #2 AD at a Big Ten blue blood (not just any Big Ten school), or maybe from the SEC (though not sure of the culture fit there) ... or the current AD at a strong sports and academic school from a dying conference, or a conference at risk of dying ... like Stanford (Bernard Muir has been at Stanford for 12 years ... started at Delaware and Georgetown - East Coast teams ... 5 years at various assistant AD duties at Notre Dame, at the NCAA running or helping run the NCAA Basketball Championship).
I have NO idea whether he is available, or has any interest, or if RU has the money, clout or connections or interest ... Stanford is very prestigious (off the charts academically, very strong in sports, especially Olympic sports) ... but stuck in the ACC, both as a secondary ACC team, and the ACC is hardly guaranteed to survive.
Just saying.