USC to hire Washington’s Jennifer Cohen as athletic director with Trojans ready for Big Ten move, per reports

USC will hire Washington athletic director Jennifer Cohen to the similar place, in accordance to a couple of reports. Cohen has been the athletic director at UW since 2016 and is a Pac-12 consultant at the College Football Playoff committee. Cohen will substitute Mike Bohn, who retired in May, 

Cohen has deep West Coast roots and spent maximum of her occupation in Washington. After transient stops at Pacific Lutheran, University of Puget Sound and Texas Tech, Cohen joined Washington’s athletic division in 1998 as assistant director of construction. She labored her manner up throughout the UW fundraising international ahead of in the end incomes the highest process. 

Under Cohen’s watch, Washington soccer has performed at a nationally related degree with a 58-25 report in seven seasons. Cohen’s contemporary hire, Kalen DeBoer, right away led the Huskies from 4-8 to 11-2 in 2022 ahead of signing a contract extension thru 2028. The Huskies are ranked No. 10 within the Preseason AP Top 25. 

Now, Cohen enters a USC athletic division going through a important second. Bohn retired mentioning well being problems, however the Los Angeles Times reported that he resigned under pressure after allegations arose of a antagonistic paintings atmosphere and beside the point conduct with feminine staff. Cohen ranks as the Pac-12’s most effective full-time feminine athletic director, a task she is going to proceed at USC. 

Additionally, Cohen will now be accountable for overseeing USC as this system transitions to the Big Ten in 2024. She additionally could have probably the most essential jobs within the nation: Build a winner round soccer trainer Lincoln Riley, who joined USC after signing a contract rumored to be price greater than $100 million to lead this system again to relevance. 

Cohen used to be increased to the College Football Playoff committee in March to a three-year time period. However, it is unclear presently how the committee would possibly trade with 8 of 12 Pac-12 faculties scheduled to go away the convention in 2024. Two different committee contributors — Michigan AD Warde Manuel and previous Nebraska guard Will Shields — have Big Ten affiliations.