RealDawg.com can confirm that University of Washington athletic Director Jen Cohen has taken the athletic Director position at The University of Southern California.

”There has been a plan for succession in place for months,” the source said.

An official announcement is expected soon.

”They have been in pursuit of her for quite some time,” the some said.

This move will add a bit more intrigue to the November 4 match up with the Trojans in Southern California.

Jen Cohen helped the Huskies transition from the Pac 12 to the Big Ten earlier this month.

In  a story earlier this month we detailed her impact on the Washington program as a whole.

In total she’s officially hired 11 head coaches across the department.  That number doesn’t include national coach of the year, Chris Petersen who she was instrumental in bringing to Montlake.