John Johnson, Washington State’s senior associate director of athletics, has been named interim athletic director, WSU President Kirk Schulz announced Monday afternoon.
Johnson will assume his new role on Wednesday and will continue until a permanent athletic director is named, but he will not be a candidate for the permanent position, WSU announced in a news release.
“John is an outstanding administrator and a fierce advocate for the Washington State University athletics program,” Schulz said in a statement. “I couldn’t ask for a better-qualified individual to make sure that Cougar athletics continues to excel as we search for WSU’s next athletic director.