AUBURN - John Cohen is Auburn's next athletics director, Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger and ESPN's Pete Thamel both reported Monday.
Cohen comes to Auburn from Mississippi State, where he's been the school's AD for the past seven years. Prior to his administrative roles, he was the Bulldogs’ head baseball coach from 2009-16.The deal to make Cohen Auburn's AD is expected to be five years, and Dellenger reported his annual salary is expected to be in the $1.5 million range, with incentives and"assurances that he will operate his own athletic department," Dellenger said.
People are also reading… The stamp of Cohen on Mississippi State runs deep. He’s hired 14 head coaches in his tenure, according to his bio, most recently men’s basketball coach Chris Jans. Hires of note include Mike Leach , Chris Lemonis and Samantha Ricketts , among others. Cohen has overseen multiple facility upgrades in Starkville, most notably the $68 million renovations to Dudy Noble Field in 2019, and the construction of a $3.6 million football locker room and recruiting center.
A Tuscaloosa native, Cohen played college baseball at Birmingham-Southern for a year before transferring to Mississippi State, where he played from 1997-90.
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