It’s a rarity for an athletic director to start their new role with a top 4 college football team. But, that doesn’t mean the job is easy — because now you have to hold that standard yearly. Troy Dannen took over just 3 months after UW announced they were leaving for the Big 10. Is the UW athletic department ready for conference realignment and the leap to a national stage? We know Kalen DeBoer and his team are. After talking to both Kalen and Troy, I don’t know if there are two men more ready for both the national title and the future of their program In this episode of @nextupwithab, find out why NIL isn’t what you think it is, the real reason why UW athletics was struggling to make the leap nationally and… How contract negotiations with Kalen DeBoer are really going. #collegesports #collegefootball #collegeathletics