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Husky AD Jennifer Cohen is on the spot after a surprising hire of Mike Hopkins

OK, Jennifer Cohen, this one is on you.

Four days had passed since Lorenzo Romar was ousted as head coach of the Washington men’s basketball team, a post he held for 15 years. Four days had passed since Cohen, the first-year athletic director, made a move that likely cost the Huskies the nation’s No. 1 recruit in Michael Porter Jr.

The decision divided the public, with myriad UW fans fuming over a firing that discarded the best recruiting class in program history. But there were also those who beamed at the possibilities of who might come to Montlake.