Updated: Feb. 11, 2026, 11:47 p.m.The Syracuse bench reacts to a play against the California Golden Bears at the JMA Wireless Dome Wednesday Feb. 11, 2026, in Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse defeated California 107-100 in double overtime. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com By Donna Ditota | dditota@syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse’s sports day Wednesday essentially began when the university announced that its athletic director was retiring. John Wildhack’s tenure at SU will end July 1. That news, coming just before 1 p.m., set off a chaotic news cycle that tumbled through talks with Wildhack about Adrian Autry’s future as SU’s head basketball coach. The...
