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.

Rutgers has named Keli Zinn as its new athletic director after a one-year vacancy. Zinn has been deputy AD and chief operating officer at LSU since 2022 after stops at West Virginia, Maryland and the Big East.

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