LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Josh Heird is officially the next man to lead the Louisville athletic department.
On Friday morning, the University of Louisville Athletic Association’s Board of Directors approved for interim athletic director Josh Heird to be stripped of the interim tag and hired to the full-time position.
“The University of Louisville, their fans, and especially our student-athletes, deserve nothing less,” Heird said. “And yes, thank you for having the confidence that I was the right choice at the right time to lead this athletic department.”
Here are five of our takeaways from his introductory press conference:
Heird credits Tom Jurich for his professional development, will try and get pro-Jurich supporters on board.
Heird got his start in the Louisville athletic department back in 2007, when he was hired by then-AD Tom Jurich to be the assistant AD. He credits a lot of his overall preparedness for the role to the nine years that he worked under Jurich.
“Tom Jurich, he gave me a chance,” Heird said. “He provided me with an opportunity to go back to school, get my MBA here at Louisville and allowed me to work here for 10 years. He taught me the status quo was never okay. He helped me understand the importance of creating and setting a vision that allows people associated with your program to dream big and shoot for the stars. We will dream big and we will never be okay with the status quo.”
Prior to the hiring becoming official, a trio of prominent booster sent a letter…
