Chicago State finally selected a new President, Zaldwaynaka "Z" Scott. Basically she is an activist and tax lawyer with zero fund raising background, and no real higher educational expertise. She was a board member and one who wanted to fire Watson in 2013. Beyond that I really do not think she is qualified, Here is here background/public resume:
https://www.foley.com/zaldwaynaka-scott/
I think the board passed on a much more qualified candidate in Patricia P. Ramsey, the Provost at Lincoln University. She has undergrad and advanced degrees in Botany/Biology from Norfolk State, Howard, Harvard, and Ph.D. from Georgetown. She also has a track record in fund raising. But I guess holding a senior position at a University, having academic credentials and a fund raising track record (note Chicago State's lack of donations) is less important than being from the South side.
As for the new AD, Zorich needs the job more than is qualified. All the stuff about a house and debt issues probably are in the mess of an article because off the record he was saying he took the job because he desperately needs money.
Well paying Zorich takes money off the table for the other coaches. The women's coach was paid something like $99,960 (public record). It prompted jokes that the school did not want to pay her $40 more for fear of topping 6 figures. If anything hiring an AD from a JuCo, and some HS pay level coaches (from HS programs!) would allow them to cut salaries even more. There simply isn't any new pool of money coming in.
As for why Angela Henderson dumped Dildy is anyone's guess. The only reason I can guess is cutting salaries further, as the Athletic Department was already cut to the bone, and the decline of 15% in enrollment means they have to cut athletic spending almost as much. They will be hard pressed to fill the compliance work Dildy did (and did a fair job at) with inexperienced staff.
Anyway, good luck to both of them. They face monumental administrative tasks which neither seems remotely qualified to tackle. But you never know, the odds may be extremely low for success, but one of them might be the diamond in the pile of dung.