"Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack is retiring, as he's planning to leave the school on July 1. He exits the job after a decade in charge, leaving Syracuse without an athletic director, a chancellor who is departing for Michigan and with the basketball program struggling in the post-Jim Boeheim era. Wildhack came to Syracuse in 2016 after a long tenure as an ESPN executive in the wake of Mark Coyle's sudden departure for Minnesota after less than a year on the job."
"Wildhack's time at the school has been mixed, as the football program proved inconsistent and the basketball program fumbled the exit of Hall of Fame coach Boeheim and has since faded from national relevancy. Syracuse hasn't been at the forefront of the changing landscape of college sports, which has left it a step behind on the field. Wildhack's retirement and the departure of chancellor Kent Syverud for Michigan leaves Syracuse's athletic department at an interesting crossroads as it faces multiple critical concurrent decisions."
"Basketball coach Adrian Autry is 47-42 through his three seasons as Boeheim's replacement, with a 22-29 record in ACC play and no NCAA bids. The question looming over Syracuse's search will be whether they can bring in someone in time to come in and make a decision on Autry's future with nearly a month remaining in the season. Wildhack hired Fran Brown in football and promoted Autry to replace Boeheim, an awkward transition after Boeheim had missed the NCAA tournament in his final two seasons."
John Wildhack is retiring as Syracuse athletic director effective July 1 after a decade in charge. Wildhack joined Syracuse in 2016 after a long tenure as an ESPN executive and replaced Mark Coyle. The football program proved inconsistent under his tenure, and the basketball program struggled after the exit of Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim, fading from national relevancy. Syracuse reached the NCAA tournament three times during his decade and won 55.8% of games overall and 48.6% in conference play. Wildhack hired Fran Brown in football and promoted Adrian Autry to coach. The simultaneous departure of chancellor Kent Syverud creates multiple concurrent leadership decisions.
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