In this edition of the Peristyle Podcast hosts Ryan Abraham and Chris Trevino are back together talking about the rather abrupt resignation of USC athletic director Mike Bohn. Friday seemed like it would be a relatively slow news day in the world of college football until the LA Times reported that Bohn has sent his his resignation letter and would stepping down immediately as head of the Trojans athletic department. That was followed shortly after by an acceptance of the resignation letter by USC president Carol Folt, stating that he would no longer be the athletic director as of that day and they would put together a temporary leadership plan while they kick off a national search for a new AD.

The guys talk about what both Bohn and Folt said in their statements as well as supportive statements from head football coach Lincoln Riley and head basketball coach Andy Enfield. They also discuss what they have heard about this major shift in the USC athletic department and talk about why Bohn left the job and the department in a much, much better place than he found it when he was hired in 2019.

As far as replacement candidates go, the guys would like to see someone with athletic director experience at a major college program this time around. Four years ago USC's athletic department was in shambles with all of the bad hires and scandals and it would have been tough to hire any sitting Power Five AD. Now the department is in amazing shape with most of the sports excelling and the program moving to the greener pastures of the Big Ten, so getting a sitting Power Five AD shouldn't be a problem.

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