Overview
- Jon Haarlow, the department’s chief operating officer, takes over on an interim basis while WSU begins a nationwide search for a permanent athletic director.
- President Elizabeth Cantwell thanked McCoy for decades of service in announcing the leadership change.
- Reporting indicates WSU wants a stronger fundraising profile to bolster NIL resources and facilities ahead of Pac-12 competition resuming in 2026.
- McCoy, the school’s first woman AD, moved from interim to full-time in June 2024 after Pat Chun departed for Washington, and her tenure included hiring football coach Jimmy Rogers and men’s basketball coach David Riley.
- Deputy athletic director Ike Ukaegbu left for Utah State to become chief operating officer, deepening administrative turnover in Pullman.