Keli Zinn is betting on herself. The West Virginia native officially began her tenure in Piscataway on Wednesday, when the Rutgers Board of Governors approved a five-year deal that makes her the highest-paid athletic director in school history.

New Rutgers athletics director Keli Zinn said all the right things on Day One. Most importantly, she conveyed an understanding of what Rutgers needs.

Eleven months after former athletic director Pat Hobbs abruptly resigned, Rutgers has finally found its new leader.