I’m Ryan Kartje, the USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, and welcome to another week of the Times of Troy newsletter, where there’s no shortage of topics to discuss to fill your bye week void. But for this week’s newsletter, we’re talking about the other big news at USC this week: The impending retirement of USC President Carol Folt …
Only one job could convince Jennifer Cohen to leave the school that made her fall in love with college athletics. After eight years as Washington’s athletic director, Cohen was announced as USC’s 10th athletic director on Monday, making the 54-year-old the first woman to hold the position at the school. Cohen will take over an unstable USC athletic department that …