Rutgers to Hire Keli Zinn as Its New Athletic Director

Rutgers is going to hire Keli Zinn as its new athletic director, and the school’s new president supports the move.

Rutgers will hire Keli Zinn from the SEC as its new athletic director, as the school’s leadership changes.

A high-level sports executive from LSU, Keli Zinn, is going to be hired by Rutgers University as its next athletic director. Several people who know about the situation say that Zinn will be publicly approved by the university’s Board of Governors at their meeting on Wednesday.

At Louisiana State University (LSU), Zinn is the executive deputy athletic director and chief operating officer. She has a good reputation as a rising star in college sports there. Her likely move to Rutgers fills a long-held opening for athletic director and is part of a larger plan to change the way the university handles sports leadership.

Amy Towers is the chair of Rutgers’ Board of Governors. She just met with her over the weekend in New Brunswick. Towers is in charge of the search and is said to strongly back appointing Zinn.

The hire also seems to fit with the goals of Rutgers’ new president, who knows Zinn from their time together in the SEC. It is said that this link helped her campaign and sped up the decision-making process.

Zinn will be in charge of all of Rutgers’ sports programs once she is approved. This will give the Scarlet Knights a new direction in the tough Big Ten Conference. People think that her guidance will give Rutgers athletics new energy, up-to-date strategies, and a stronger national presence.

Keep an eye out for official proof after the Board takes a vote this Wednesday.