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 news conference to introduce the Scarlet Knights’ new athletic director, Keli Zinn, Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at the Gary and Barbara Rodkin Academic Success Center in Piscataway, N.J.

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.