Washington is working to finalize the hire of Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen to fill its vacant AD position, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of a deal were still being worked out. Yahoo Sports was first to report Washington was targeting Dannen. During his time at Tulane, Dannen hired football coach Willie Fritz and helped turn the Green Wave into one of the strongest Group of Five programs in the country in the American Athletic Conference. Before his time at Tulane, Dannen was athletic director at Northern Iowa.

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Persons: Troy Dannen, Jen Cohen, Dannen, Willie Fritz, ___, Ralph D, Russo Organizations: Washington, Tulane, Associated Press, Yahoo Sports, Huskies, USC, Big, Football, American Athletic Conference, AP Locations: Washington, Southern California, Iowa, Northern Iowa