In the wake of Mike Bohn’s sudden departure as USC athletic director, the varsity is forming an interim leadership team comprised of 1 inside administrator in addition to three exterior directors, in response to a letter addressed to the athletic division and obtained by ESPN.

USC president Carol Folt mentioned within the Wednesday letter that Dr. Denise Kwok — the Trojans’ present government senior affiliate AD for student-athlete growth — will act as interim government administrator.

Joining her can be three figures from outdoors the college with the intention to “ensure USC continues to function seamlessly during the transition and complete its preparation for joining the Big Ten Conference,” Folt wrote. Those three people are former Penn State and Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour, former Duke CFO and deputy of athletics Mitch Moser and former Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg.

“This team brings depth, experience, and great expertise in championship-level Division I intercollegiate athletics, including NIL, recruiting and facilities management, operations, marketing, finance, and Big Ten conference processes and procedures,” Folt wrote. “They will augment the leadership and staff in our department and provide a broad national perspective on changes taking place nationally.”

Folt additionally mentioned 4 inside people will comprise the transition team: incoming provost Andrew Guzman; senior VP and normal counsel Beong-Soo Kim; senior VP of HR, fairness and compliance Felicia Washington; and presidential adviser Mark Merritt.

The appointments come lower than per week after Bohn surprisingly resigned. Bohn, 62, had been a number one determine in revamping the soccer program by bringing Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma.

While Bohn cited well being issues and the will to spend time along with his household in a statement to the Los Angeles Times, the newspaper reported that Bohn’s resignation got here shortly after it requested him and the varsity about inside criticism of his administration of the athletic division.

According to the Times, six present and former USC workers mentioned staffers contained in the division had raised issues about Bohn and his administration method. Multiple sources instructed the Times that Bohn made inappropriate feedback concerning the costume, hair and weight of girls within the division, leaving staffers uncomfortable.

Earlier this 12 months, the college carried out an inside evaluate led by Gina Maisto Smith, a Philadelphia-based lawyer from Cozen O’Connor who has expertise coping with “sexual and gender-based harassment, violence, child abuse, elder abuse, other forms of discrimination and harassment, workplace misconduct, and criminal conduct,” in response to the agency’s web site.

Bohn’s departure got here at an important time for USC, which is heading into its remaining 12 months as a member of the Pac-12 earlier than leaving for the Big Ten.

Folt didn’t present any updates in Wednesday’s letter concerning the timeline to rent Bohn’s substitute.