The Rutgers Scarlet Knights officially have a new athletic director. On Wednesday, Rutgers introduced Keli Zinn as the new atletic director. She became the highest-paid AD in program history, earning a base salary of $1.35 million. Many around the university are excited about the hire and that includes Rutgers Football head coach Greg Schiano.

Rutgers has named Keli Zinn as its new athletic director after a one-year vacancy. Zinn has been deputy AD and chief operating officer at LSU since 2022 after stops at West Virginia, Maryland and the Big East.