USC is hiring Jennifer Cohen as its athletic director after she spent the last seven years in the same post at Washington, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the hiring has not been announced. USC scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon.Cohen will become the first female athletic director in USC’s storied history. She replaces Mike Bohn, who resigned in May after 3 1/2 years, citing “ongoing health challenges.”
Cohen had been at Washington for 24 years and was named athletic director in 2016. She is a Southern California native and graduate of San Diego State. Cohen would be the second straight USC AD who wasn’t a former Trojans football player after Mike Garrett, Pat Haden and Lynn Swann held the job from 1993-2019.
Cohen is also a member of the College Football Playoff committee and takes over an athletic program that has had a recent run of success in its marquee sports.
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