Western Kentucky head coach Michelle Clark-Heard directs her team against UAB during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Conference USA Women's Basketball Championship in Frisco, Texas, Saturday, March 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Michael AinsworthWestern Kentucky officially announced the resignation of women's basketball coach Michelle Clark-Heard on Tuesday afternoon.
Heard, who coached her alma mater to 154 wins in six seasons, is expected to be announced as the next coach at the University of Cincinnati later Tuesday.
"This is one of the hardest decisions that I have ever made in my career," Heard said in a statement released by the university on Tuesday.