Allen Greene's run as the athletic director at UB has been marked by great successes on and off the field of play, but not without some controversy along the way.

Greene took over for Danny White in 2015, becoming one of the youngest ADs in the country. One of his top priorities: raising enough money for an $18 million fieldhouse on campus, a longtime goal of the school.

Mission accomplished.

They broke ground in October and hope to have the project finished in the spring 2019. The indoor practice facility will be used for football, track and field and other sports, along with intramurals.

The Bulls basketball teams have been outstanding during Greene's tenure. The pinnacle was 2016, when the men's and women's clubs both made it to the NCAA Tournament. Both are leading the Mid-American Conference standings this season.

The football team was good enough to be eligible for a bowl game this past fall, and brings back several exciting players for the upcoming season. The men's and women's tennis teams both qualified for the NCAAs last spring.

One of the first major changes under Greene: an end to the controversial ‘New York Bulls’ initiative started by his predecessor. The branding and marketing effort hoped to capitalize on the school being in New York State, but the emphasis on New York over Buffalo in the name and messaging was met with criticism from many.

In what has to be considered a recent low point for the athletic department, the school eliminated four sports programs to save $2 million a year. Baseball, men's soccer, men's swimming and diving, and women's rowing are no longer offered, a move that angered many current and former student-athletes and coaches.

On Greene's departure for Auburn, UB President Satish Tripathi said in part he's sorry to see Allen leave, but the UB community and Bulls fans are grateful for his leadership and success in elevating the athletics department, and they're positioned to compete with the best in the nation.