ERA IN ATHLETICS. IN A STATEMENT TODAY, THE UNIVERSITY SAYS THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP AND A NEW VISION. THAT'S THE REASON GIVEN BEHIND THE FIRING OF HEATHER. LIKE HEATHER, LIKE IS NOW FORMER UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. PITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS FOUR LEARNED THAT A MEETING WAS HELD THIS MORNING WITH COACHES OF THE UNIVERSITY'S SPORTS PROGRAMS. THE LAST SEVEN YEARS WORKING WITH HEATHER LIKE SHE'S DONE A YOU KNOW, A GREAT JOB. SHE'S GOT GREAT ENERGY AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE THERE. AND AND AGAIN, I WISH HER AND HER FAMILY, YOU KNOW, ALL THE LUCK YOU KNOW, LIGHT TOOK OVER AS PITT'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IN 2017. UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THE FOOTBALL TEAM WON ITS FIRST ACC CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM REACHED ITS FIRST EVER NCAA FINAL FOUR. FOOTBALL COACH PAT NARDUZZI ONLY TOOK QUESTIONS ABOUT FOOTBALL AT HIS WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE, AND WOULD NOT TAKE QUESTIONS ABOUT LIKE, COACH, I KNOW YOU JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL. THANK YOU. MAYBE JUSTST JUST ONE QUESTION ABOUT HEATHER. WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS ANY MORE ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS. SO IF YOU HAVE A FOOTBALL QUESTION, WE'LL ENTERTAIN THAT. BUT AS COACH SAID, HE MADE HIS COMMENT ABOUT TODAY'S NEWS AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FOOTBALL GAME. IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT CINCINNATI, YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA. WE'LL TAKE THAT WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. IN A STATEMENT, PITT'S CHANCELLOR SAYS, QUOTE, TODAY I INFORMED THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, HEATHER KIGHT, THAT I WAS MAKING A CHANGE IN THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR ATHLETICS PROGRAM AS WE ENTER A NEW ERA IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS, ONE THAT SEEMS TO BE CHANGING BY THE DAY. WE NEED A NEW VISION AND A NEW LEADER OF OUR ATHLETICS PROGRAM. PITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS FOUR ALSO SPOKE BRIEFLY WITH LIKE AT HER HOME, BUT SHE DECLINED A REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW. REPORTING