When news broke on Wednesday afternoon that SU athletics director John Wildhack will retire from his post, after 10 years in that role, on July 1, one huge question immediately came to mind: Given his lame-duck status, and that of Syracuse University chancellor Kent Syverud, who would be making the decision on whether Syracuse basketball head Adrian Autry would return after the 2025-26 campaign, his third season as the program's helm?
Wildhack, in an interview on Wednesday with ESPN Radio Syracuse's "Orange Nation" program, said that any decisions that need to be made until July 1, he will make, in consultation with the SU chancellor, other leaders across the university's campus and the board of trustees.