Rutgers President William F. Tate IV today appointed Keli Zinn, a collegiate athletics leader with 20 years of power conference experience and a proven track record of transforming championship-level programs, as director of Intercollegiate Athletics for Rutgers-New Brunswick.

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.

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.