Rutgers is set to hire LSU athletics executive deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer Keli Zinn, the NJ Advance Media reported on Tuesday.

Zinn joined the LSU staff in 2022, as the executive deputy director of athletics. She is reported to have had a hand in the NIL revenue sharing plan and the new LSU arena project.

She also supervises all 21 varsity programs and directly oversees football and gymnastics, revenue generation and strategic initiatives.

Zinn oversees all external and internal affairs of the athletics department, working closely with University leadership, having worked closely with former LSU President William Tate, now the Rutgers university president.

Zinn’s contract will reportedly be a five-year contract with a base salary of $1.35 million that would make her the highest-paid athletic director in school history. The base salary can rise if the athletic department hits any of the incentives in the deal, according to NJ Advance Media.

The Rutgers Board of Governors is expected to approve the contract on Wednesday to secure Zinn as the program’s newest athletic director.

Zinn is a graduate of West Virginia University and served as their interim athletic director in 2015 before being named WVU’s deputy athletics director in 2016.