Report: WSU's Pat Chun accepts UW athletic director role
Chun has been the athletic director at Washington State since January 2018 and now moves to the Cougars' fiercest rival.
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Chun has been the athletic director at Washington State since January 2018 and now moves to the Cougars' fiercest rival.
The Huskies fill their AD vacancy by adding further fuel to the rivalry
Chun spent six years leading the Cougars and now heads to their in-state rival.
Washington hired athletic director Pat Chun away from Apple Cup rival Washington State on Tuesday, reaching across the state to fill its AD job about a week after it surprisingly came open. Washington was stung last week when athletic director Troy Dannen left after less than six months on the job to take over at Nebraska. Dannen's introductory news conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, was on Tuesday.
Playing close to home, Purdue was a hot ticket on Sunday, with seats on the secondary market topping $200 each in the upper reaches of the arena and exceeding $500 in the lower level.