UW’s Dannen replaces Alberts as Nebraska AD

• Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 09:59 AM ET

Nebraska has actually worked with Washington athletic director Troy Dannen as the school’s brand-new athletic director, it was announced Wednesday.Dannen’s offer is expected to be for 6 years, sources told ESPN.The hiring of Dannen provides Nebraska an immediate replacement for Trev Alberts, who left for Texas A&M last week. It also offers the school a skilled athletic director who brings a strong football background and both Midwest ties and immediate familiarity with the Big Ten.”Joining the Nebraska family is truly an honor,”said Dannen in a statement.

“My family and I are humbled by the chance to be part of such a happy athletics program, organization, neighborhood and state. Growing up in Iowa, I watched a great deal of Nebraska football on Saturdays with my family. I have actually spent a great deal of time in the state and I’ve found that we share a similar approach to life, work and sports: Work hard, stay humble, compete and anticipate to win. “Dannen came to Washington in early October and manage a hectic few months. He replaced Kalen DeBoer with Jedd Fisch as football coach in the wake of Washington’s College Football Playoff run and fired basketball coach Mike Hopkins.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Nebraska moved rapidly in the wake of Alberts’abrupt and unforeseen departure to Texas A&M, with interim president Chris Kabourek

leading the search.Dannen is a skilled administrator with a strong background in football. He hired Willie Fritz at Tulane and assisted that program grow from a long stretch of futility into a consistent winner. Tulane has actually gone 23-5 the previous 2 years, consisting of a Cotton Bowl triumph over USC.Dannen was hired at Tulane in December 2015 and assisted grow a program that had reached one bowl in the prior 14 seasons into a constant winner. Tulane went to a bowl in five of the past six seasons there.While in the American Athletic Conference, Dannen developed a relationship with Nebraska coach Matt Rhule, who worked at Temple from 2013 to’16. They’ll work carefully together as Rhule enters his 2nd season in Lincoln.”I’m so fired up about this hire,”stated Rhule in a statement.”Interim President Kabourek has discovered precisely the ideal individual to lead the Huskers forward. Troy sees what we see– that Nebraska is a special place, with unique individuals, a great vision and the courage to be unabashed about wishing to win across the board. The truth that someone of Troy’s caliber wants to sign up with Team Nebraska will light a fire across our entire department. Let’s go!”Nebraska officials focused on Dannen’s Midwest ties and strong football background, as he has dealt with the NCAA football oversight committee, NCAA football competition committee and also the NCAA improvement committee. He has likewise been a part of Big 10 conferences since starting at Washington, offering him insight into the functions of league. Dannen was the athletic director at Northern Iowa for eight years before coming to Tulane in 2015.”He’s an Iowa guy who understands the values of Nebraska,”a school source told ESPN.” He’s also a sitting athletic director who understands the Huge 10 and does not require to get captured up in the Big 10.”The relocation comes at a hard point for Washington, as Dannen leaves after just 6 months. He just led the search to work with Fisch and is amidst a search to employ the replacement for Hopkins. The school is deep into the search, and sources said this relocation is not expected to change its timing or direction.A source near

Dannen stated the choice was”deeply individual, “as both his and his partner’s whole household remain in Iowa.Dannen will be Nebraska’s 4th athletic director because 2013, as the school has struggled in football over that span and stopped working to contend regularly at the top of the Huge Ten.Nebraska officials see Dannen as the type of leader who brings the breadth of experience to assist Rhule lead football back to prominence.” We want to be relevant in the conference and appropriate nationally,

“stated the school source.”He doesn’t need to get caught up to speed. He’s been on the football oversight committee. He’s a power player in college athletics. “