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<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; Southern California athletic director Lynn Swann resigned Monday after three tumultuous years on the job at his alma mater. </p><p>New USC President Carol Folt announced the decision in a letter expressing her &#8220;sincere appreciation&#8221; for the former Trojans receiver.</p><p>&#8220;Lynn has been a leader on and off the field at USC for nearly five decades, and he will forever be a valued member of the Trojan family,&#8221; Folt wrote.</p><p>Dave Roberts, the former head of USC&#8217;s compliance department, will serve as interim athletic director while the school searches for a new executive to run one of the nation&#8217;s highest-profile athletic departments. Roberts is a special adviser to Folt, who assumed her position in July.</p><p>The 67-year-old Swann was hired in 2016 despite no significant experience in athletic administration. USC&#8217;s athletic department has faced several setbacks during the Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver&#8217;s tenure, notably involvement in the widespread college admissions scandal and the college basketball corruption scandal.</p><p>Swann also soured many USC fans by backing football coach Clay Helton, who was retained after the Trojans went 5-7 last year in the powerhouse program&#8217;s first losing season since 2000. Swann didn&#8217;t hire Helton, but he signed the coach to a lucrative contract extension through 2023 after Helton&#8217;s Trojans won the Rose Bowl and the Pac-12 in consecutive seasons.</p><p>Swann won four Super Bowl rings during nine years with the Pittsburgh Steelers after playing at USC and winning a national championship in 1972. He worked as a broadcaster and dabbled in corporate board jobs after his NFL retirement, and he made an unsuccessful run as the Republican candidate for governor in Pennsylvania in 2006.</p><p>Swann was a surprising choice to replace Pat Haden, another former USC football player and broadcaster who retired in the wake of numerous unsavory revelations about his management of the department.</p><p>Haden followed Mike Garrett, yet another former USC football player. The Trojans were enveloped by scandal during Garrett&#8217;s tenure, including the harsh NCAA sanctions leveled on the football program for misdeeds surrounding coach Pete Carroll&#8217;s wildly successful tenure and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush.</p><p>Roberts arrived at USC in 2010 as its vice president of athletics compliance in the wake of the Bush scandal. Roberts turned around the school&#8217;s reputation on compliance, and USC&#8217;s overall graduation rates and cumulative athlete GPA have been strong in recent years.</p><p>Folt also named a search committee to choose USC&#8217;s new athletic director. The committee will include two current student-athletes alongside school executives and alumni trustees including communications mogul Jeff Smulyan, real estate investor William McMorrow and billionaire property developer Rick Caruso.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">University of Southern California&#8217;s new athletic director Lynn Swann has resigned. USC President Carol L. Folt announced the decision in a letter Monday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/web1_123541583-9ebcc1063d3e44c1becb99a60afa1a52.jpg</photo0><caption0>University of Southern California&#8217;s new athletic director Lynn Swann has resigned. USC President Carol L. Folt announced the decision in a letter Monday. </caption0><photoCredit0>AP photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Greg Beacham</p><p>AP Sports Writer</p></bylineMeta></div>

USC athletic director Lynn Swann abruptly resigns