By Nicole Auerbach, Chris Vannini and Scott Dochterman
The University of Washington hired veteran college administrator Troy Dannen as its athletic director. The school announced the news on Saturday, about a month-and-a-half after Jen Cohen left the position to take the same post at USC. Here’s what you need to know:
- Dannen has spent the past eight years as the athletic director at Tulane, overseeing a historic run for the football team that included a Cotton Bowl win over USC last postseason. Prior to Tulane, he spent seven years as the AD at Northern Iowa.
- He will begin his duties in Seattle on Monday, Oct. 9, and will be introduced in a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
- Dannen is a widely respected administrator who has served in leadership roles on a number of prominent NCAA committees, including some of the most prestigious appointments in recent years.
Backstory
From 2021 to 2023, Dannen served first on the NCAA Constitution Committee and then on the NCAA Transformation Committee, which was tasked with charting a path forward for college sports. He is currently in his fourth year as the chair of the NCAA Football Competition Committee and serves on the FBS Oversight Committee.
Dannen will lead Washington in a pivotal time, as it makes the jump from the Pac-12 to the…
