Jennifer Cohen is the new athletic director at USC. The Trojans gained Lincoln Riley and a ticket to the Big Ten Conference under previous athletic director Mike Bohn, but many people will tell you that Brandon Sosna was the real mover on the Riley front. Regardless of what Bohn did or didn’t go in those realms, however, his conduct and behavior in the workplace were clearly not professional. A lot of people in the athletic department were unsettled by the way Bohn went about his business, and that might be putting it mildly.
USC needed a true professional, someone fully respected by everyone in the world of college sports administration. Jennifer Cohen, previously the athletic director at the University of Washington, fully meets that description. USC’s internal athletic department employees and staffers, who were uncomfortable in Mike Bohn’s presence, received a boss they can feel good about. They will be happy to work for Jennifer Cohen and advance the mission of USC athletics.
There’s a lot more to unpack about Carol Folt’s hire of Jennifer Cohen. The USC YouTube channel at The Voice of College Football is the place to go for more insights on this big story.
Tim Prangley, Rick Anaya, and Tony Altimore — who will bring you the USC football postgame show this upcoming Saturday after the Trojans’ opener against San Jose State — put together a special “instant reaction” show and talked about what Jennifer Cohen brings to USC athletics:
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