NEW ORLEANS — Tulane Athletic Director Troy Dannen, was hired as the new athletic director at Washington, according to a statement released by the university's athletics department on Saturday afternoon.
Dannen has helped to oversee a resurgence in Tulane athletics, particularly with football. He will replace Jen Cohen, the Huskies' previous coach, who left for Southern California in August.
Washington will be entering the Big-10 in 2024 and they hope that Dannen can continue the success he started with the Green Wave.
Dannen has been at the Uptown school for eight years and his tenure has been highlighted by the hiring of football coach Willie Fritz and the resurgence of the football program, which won the American Athletic Football Championship in 2023 and then went on to beat USC in the Cotton Bowl in what most believe was the most exciting game of the bowl season.
According to the web site Tulanegreenwave.com, Dannen is credited with major fundraising efforts, including securing the largest, unrestricted gift in Tulane Athletics history.
Dannen will begin his duties at Washington on Monday, Oct. 9, and a news conference is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 10, to introduce him to the school.
