Keli Zinn is betting on herself. The West Virginia native officially began her tenure in Piscataway on Wednesday, when the Rutgers Board of Governors approved a five-year deal that makes her the highest-paid athletic director in school history.

Here’s a look at some of the most important areas Keli Zinn needs to address as the new Rutgers athletics director.

Keli Zinn, who has been deputy AD and chief operating officer at LSU since 2022, has been hired as the new athletic director at Rutgers.