(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on Spetember 13, 2024 at 6:08 A.M.)

(Pittsburgh, PA) After firing athletic director Heather Lyke earlier this week, the University of Pittsburgh has formed a new advisory committee to find her replacement. Chancellor Joan Gabel said the university is looking for a leader who will help to elevate the school’s student athletes, coaches, staff members, and donors. The committee includes seven members, which consists of Pitt’s chief financial officer Dwayne Pinkney, a Pitt faculty of athletics member Sheila Velez Martinez, former Pitt executive associate athletic director Donna Sanft, men’s head basketball coach Jeff Capel, and three fomer Pitt football players, Pat Bostick, Peter Varischetti, and three-time Defensive Player of the Year with the Los Angeles Rams, Aaron Donald.