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Troy Dannen jumps at rare opportunity to take over as athletic director at Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — Troy Dannen was happy in New Orleans. The athletic program he took over at Tulane in 2015 was thriving, especially a football program still basking in what was accomplished last season.

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But when the job as athletic director at Washington came open in August and Dannen became identified in the search process, the thought of making a career-defining move entered his mind.

“I then I went through six weeks of nerves about whether I could actually get the job or not,” Dannen said Tuesday.