Syracuse has named its new athletic director, introducing ESPN executive vice president for programming and production John Wildhack as the next leader of the department.
Syracuse chancellor Kent Syverud described Wildhack, a 1980 Syracuse grad, as an "outside-the-box leader" with an "unparalleled" set of experiences heading into his first gig as an athletic director.
"As a leader at ESPN, he has demonstrated a keen ability to identify and implement strategies aimed at elevating the entire organization," Syverud said. "That record of success, combined with his extensive history of building and inspiring teams, will allow him to immediately and positively impact the lives of our student-athletes.