Heather Lyke, the director of athletics, has been announced to and will leave Eastern Michigan and accept the same position at the University of Pittsburgh.
The reports came in overnight and have been cleared and shown that Lyke will leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference power. This comes after months of searching for a new AD after Scott Barnes left for Oregon State.
Lyke arrived at Ypsilanti in July of 2013 and has pushed for athletic support from students and alumni throughout her tenure at EMU. In 2016, the program won the National Championship for Excellence in Management.