USC is hiring Lynn Swann to be their new athletic director, effective July 1, according to Los Angeles Times reports . Swann, a former star receiver for the school, will be the third consecutive USC football player to be hold the position. In a letter to the campus community, university president C.L. Max Nikias said “Swann will bring the heart and soul of a Trojan” to the position. Swann has little previous experience in a college athletic department. A Hall of Fame receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Swann has been a broadcaster and has served on nonprofit and corporate boards. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, a race that he lost by more than 20%. Swann will become USC’s second African American athletic director and one of fewer than a dozen African American athletic directors in major college football. “As athletic director, my goals for student-athletes will be to graduate, to win and to experience,” Swann said in a statement. He will be formally introduced at a news conference Thursday morning on campus. The Steeler fans in the office are loving this news, but things could definitely get tough considering USC’s history of misconduct and NCAA sanctions coupled with Swann’s lack of experience. Let’s hope he has plenty of good help otherwise this could end up being another disaster for USC. SplashNews
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A Lil Positivity: Lynn Swann Hired As Athletic Director For USC
