Rutgers has named former LSU executive Keli Zinn as its new athletic director.

Zinn had been the deputy athletic director and chief operating officer at LSU since 2022. Before that, she worked in the athletic departments at West Virginia and Maryland and for the Big East Conference.

"Keli Zinn brings the strategic drive, operational excellence, and championship pedigree we need right now for Rutgers Athletics," said William F. Tate IV, the new Rutgers president who also came over from LSU, in a statement issued Wednesday. "Her leadership style resonates deeply with Rutgers' mission -- competitiveness on the field, integrity in our practices, and excellence in the student athlete experience. She will guide Rutgers into a new era, with forward-looking leadership, tapping into the Rutgers E

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