USC Athletic Director Mike Bohn Abruptly Resigns

Mike Bohn, the USC athletic director, has resigned from his position, as first reported by the Los Angeles Times.

Bohn, who became the Trojans athletic director in November 2019 after former AD Lynn Swann resigned, wrote in a statement to the Times saying that it was the “right time” for him to step away as USC’s athletic director “after more than 40 years of college athletics leadership.”

“I have dedicated my life to serving student-athletes and advancing the enterprise of intercollegiate athletics,” Bohn wrote in the statement. “I will always be proud of leading the program out of the most tumultuous times in the history of the profession and at USC with a restored reputation and national milestone accomplishments.

“... I have been fortunate to have had so many wonderful opportunities and met so many terrific people, and I depart wishing the very best to all with whom I worked and served. In moving on, it is important now that I focus on being present with my treasured family, addressing ongoing health challenges, and reflecting on how I can be impactful in the future.”

Bohn also touted his efforts of helping the Trojans win multiple national and conference championships, hire “marquee head coaches” and facilitate the program’s efforts to join the Big Ten in August 2024. Bohn, who made stops as an athletic director at Cincinnati, Colorado, San Diego State and Idaho prior to his nearly four years of service at USC, also told ESPN's Pete Thamel that he and the school parted ways “amicably” and that it was a “great time” for “new leadership to move the program forward” with the impending conference jump.

USC president Carol Folt released a statement, indicating that she accepted Bohn’s resignation and that the program plans to announce a transition team that will include “both internal and external leaders in the coming days and will launch a national search for a new director of athletics shortly.”