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Postseason Updates:

+ Franklin Pierce Men’s Soccer goes back-to-back, having not lost a game in the last two seasons. (link)

+ Point Loma Women’s Soccer takes home the Sea Lions’ first national title. (link)

+ Cal State LA Women’s Volleyball wins the program’s first national championships. (link)

+ Saturday’s Football championship will feature Colorado School of Mines and Harding. Kickoff is set for noon CT in McKinney, TX and broadcast on ESPNU. (link)

CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker, SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman, MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills and SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland met with federal lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to discuss pending NIL bills they say will negatively impact HBCUs. McWilliams-Parker: “It's beyond just the name, image, and likeness conversation for us. I think it was the opportunity to make sure they knew who we were. The advocacy that we have, with college athletics, but also the higher education and academics on our campuses. Most of them are working with our presidents and tag teaming as a strength of leadership - we're trying to protect the interests of our students and student-athletes across HBCUs.” Stills pointed to the impact such bills could have on their institutions writ large. “If enrollment goes down, the trickle effect is funding goes down to those institutions. It impacts the community itself because a lot of our institutions are within the inner city, in those underserved communities. And so the jobs that surround athletics will be gone. Our messaging is to understand that the bills are trying to get at this 1%. It's the 99% of us can't afford this.” (link)

Sports Business Journal’s Ben Portnoy adds more detail to NCAA President Charlie Baker’s time at last week’s SBJ Intercollegiate Athletics Forum in Las Vegas, which included insights from Baylor (DI) President/Board of Governors Chair Linda Livingstone: “We’ve historically been very reactive to [charting a future course for college athletics]. We need to really step up and own this and show people that we can actually govern college athletics in recognizing it needs to be done differently than it was done in the past. I think this is a great starting point for that conversation to say, ‘How could we do this?’ This is a framework we can work from and move it forward.” When asked what the NCAA needs to do better, Baker responded, “Get stuff done.” More. (link)

As stakeholders continue to digest NCAA President Charlie Baker’s student-athlete compensation proposal, On3’s Eric Prisbell contends securing some type of antitrust protection from Congress is still “mission-critical” given the myriad legal threats still facing the enterprise. Pittsburgh (DI) AD Heather Lyke adds that it’s "really important to get a bill and to get antitrust protection. Keep kids as students and protect all of college sports. If we start paying them, Division II and III [are at risk], and how do you even keep all of Division I together? So many people couldn't afford it." More. (link)

Tulane (DI) Sports Law Director Gabe Feldman is joined by Winston & Strawn Co-Executive Chairman Jeffrey Kessler to discuss Kessler’s role in multiple antitrust cases against the NCAA. With House v. NCAA scheduled to go to trial in January 2025, Kessler says: “This all should be wrapped up by a year from this January in which we expect all these rules will be struck down, and we expect to obtain a very large damage recovery in the billions of dollars for the athletes.” Kessler also calls estimates of $1.4B in damages “low and preliminary because it was based on an analysis that was done based on just the first year of data that was available at that time. We have updated our damages analysis in a report we recently filed. I cannot disclose that number because I think it's confidential, but I will just say that the damages claim that we present at trial will be significantly more than the $1.4B number.” Feldman points out the damages would be trebled, meaning if the number is, for instance, $3B, then it would grow to $9B. On NCAA President Charlie Baker’s player compensation proposal, Kessler says: “The significance for us is it’s a wonderful admission by the president of the NCAA that these bans on paying for NIL rights directly are antitrust violations because since he now believes he can get rid of those bans without doing damage to college sports, which is what we've argued all along, that's going to be fatal under the rule of reason. In some ways I view this proposal as throwing in the towel on antitrust liability, but what they've offered is not what we would settle for.” Lots more. (link)

The NCAA has engaged Signify Group to utilize its Threat Matrix artificial intelligence service to “support the Association in studying and responding to online abuse and threats directed at NCAA Championship participants including student-athletes, coaches, officials and committee members.” The pilot will go live this month and initially focus on Twitter (X), Instagram and TikTok. The Threat Matrix project will offer various capabilities, including monitoring, detection and analysis of the levels of abuse and threat in over 35 languages as well as images and emojis; analysis of abuse related to sports betting; reporting procedures for notifying key stakeholders, including involved individuals and teams, local organizers, law enforcement and social media platforms; direct coordination with social media platforms to report abuses and encourage removal of content and other appropriate sanctioning of account holders; and providing data to support the NCAA’s understanding of the scale and nature of online abuse and threats in college sports, as well as informing future educational and policy developments. (link)

Midwestern State Football HC Bill Maskill will retire after 22 years and be succeeded by long-time AC Rich Renner. (link)

Texas-Permian Basin inks Football HC Kris McCullough to a three-year extension through 2029 with an average base salary of $165K and over $55K in annual incentives. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Cory Hogue adds the deal includes a new full-time AC and one of the largest AC pools in DII. AD Todd Dooley: “What Kris has accomplished in his first year is incredible; he has earned this contract. Kris is a highly sought-after coach, and we are grateful that we have him locked-in as a Falcon for several more years. Kris is dedicated to our football program and his players, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for him.” (link)

Coaches.wire:

+ Columbus State selects alum/former Cougars AC Kristin Culpepper as its new Women’s Golf HC. (link)

+ Emporia State Women’s Soccer HC Bryan Sailer will not return after unspecified violations. (link)

+ Maryville Women’s Soccer HC David Korn will depart for the same role at Marquette (DI). (link)

Moody’s Investors Service assigns higher education a “stable” outlook for 2024 and projects that “revenue gains will materialize across multiple sources as the residual impacts of the pandemic wane” and “expense growth will moderate as inflation cools, preventing further deterioration in operating performance for most of the sector.” Specifically, Moody’s forecasts revenue growth of 4% and adds: “The outlook could move to positive if revenue growth significantly overtakes expenses, supported by material strengthening across multiple sources. A negative outlook could materialize if revenue stagnates and expense growth fails to slow, leading to further erosion in sectorwide operating performance.” (link)

Sports psychologist Mitch Abrams, known by many as “the anger management guy in sports,” explains there is a fine line between bullying athletes and administering tough coaching. “There are times that a coach might be the straw that breaks the camel’s back, and the athlete was already struggling with life as it is. The coach needs to create an environment where he or she says, ‘Listen, I’m going to coach you guys hard because I think that’s what’s necessary in order to get you to be the best version of yourself. But just because I’m coaching you hard, I’m not malicious. I don’t want to hurt you. And I want you to be able to talk to me if that’s how you feel.’ … The trick answer is if you don’t know where the line is, ask the athletes, because that’s the line that we use with harassment legally, right?” Abrams also agrees it’s possible that athletes can be “softer” than they used to be; however, he’s quick to point out that characterizing the entire generation as soft is an unfair generalization. There are, he explains, good and bad reasons for athletes being “softer.” The good: they are more willing to speak up when they believe they are being bullied. The bad: “Narcissism is a natural consequence of chronic winning. … And then people start giving me a different set of rules. I don’t have to finish my homework, and now with NIL — oh, my God — let’s give them money and cars, right? … If you don’t have that counterbalanced with the parenting, good coaching, good discipline, accountability, sportsmanship, then you run the risk of these athletes turning into a**holes.” Lots more. (link)

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(Posted from most recent over the last 30 days)

(NEW!) Women's Soccer Head Coach (Wells College / Aurora, NY): Full time position that oversees all aspects of the Women’s Soccer program, to develop and encourage individual and team success, and recruit academically and athletically talented student-athletes. (DIII) More details HERE.

(NEW!) Development Officer - Athletics (Auburn University / Auburn, AL): The selected candidate will plan, organize, and implement fund-raising activities for one or more organization units within Auburn University. (DI) More details HERE.

Head Women's Volleyball Coach (Houghton University / Houghton, NY): Responsible for all facets of the volleyball program including; recruiting, scheduling, player development, budget management, understanding of NCAA rules, additional duties as assigned. (DIII) More details HERE.

Men's and Women's Golf Coach (University of Dallas / Irving, TX): The Golf Coach is responsible for overall operation and conduct of the men’s and women’s golf programs. (DIII) More details HERE.

Head Volleyball Coach (Meredith College / Raleigh, NC): Head coach opening in the heart of Raleigh, NC. This is a full-time, 10-month, position. Head coach will oversee all aspects of this NCAA DIII program. (DIII) More details HERE.

Coordinator for Football/HPES Staff Instructor (Luther College / Decorah, IA): Luther College, a top liberal arts college located in the beautiful Driftless region of northeast Iowa is looking to hire a Defensive or Special Teams Coordinator with a proven track record of success (DIII) More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine/ Athletics Health Care Administrator (Barry University / Miami Shores, FL): Provides leadership and direction to the athletic training staff for 19 NCAA Division II intercollegiate sport teams and our club sport program. Oversees management student athlete insurance plans. More details HERE.

Head Coach, Men's Soccer (Washington University / St. Louis, MO): The position will manage the daily operations of a NCAA Division III intercollegiate sport program competing in the University Athletic Association (“UAA”). This is a 10-month, full-time position. (DIII) More details HERE.

Head Strength Coach (Texas A&M International University - Laredo, TX): The Head Strength Coach is responsible for the development and administration of individualized speed and strength conditioning programs for student- athletes to optimize performance. More details HERE.

Assistant Director, Athletics Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving (University of Chicago / Chicago, IL): Reporting to the Senior Associate Director of Development, Athletics and in coordination with Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving (AEAG), the Assistant Director, Athletics-Alumni Engagement. (DIII) More details HERE.

Director of Athletics (Millersville University / Millersville, PA): Director of Athletics (Millersville University): A 12-mo contract responsible for the organization and administration of the athletics’ program including; program, fiscal, facility & staff management. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director, Communications (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Troy, NY): The Assistant Athletic Director for Communications assists with the day-to-day operations of the athletic department as well as program/coach evaluation & supervision. (DIII) More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Trainer (Coastal Carolina University / Conway, SC): Coastal Carolina University is currently accepting applications for the following position: Assistant Athletic Trainer in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. (DI) More details HERE.

Assistant Director, Sports Information (Texas A&M International University / Laredo, TX): Assists in publicity efforts for all sponsored sports, including writing press releases and feature stories. Produces and edits game programs, game notes, and media guides. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Trainer (Lynn University / Boca Raton, FL): This position is responsible for all phases of the prevention, medical coverage, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and administrative duties of assigned athletic teams. More details HERE.

Head Football Coach (Missouri Valley College / Marshall, MO): Candidates will oversee all aspects of the program to ensure its success, including but not limited to scheduling, recruiting, retention, fundraising, staff management, alumni and community engagement (NAIA) More details HERE.

Head Women’s Bowling Coach (McPherson College / McPherson, KS): Seeking a dynamic and knowledgeable individual eager to create a new bowling program. The successful candidates will begin recruitment and plan for a competitive team to begin play in 2024-25. (NAIA) More details HERE.

Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics (Tarleton State University / Stephenville, TX): Serving as a member of the President’s Executive Cabinet, the Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics will provide leadership, guidance, and fundraising for Tarleton's Athletic Department. (DI) More details HERE. The D1.dossier for this position is available HERE.

Director of Marketing and Fan Experience (San Jose State University / San Jose, CA): SJSU is looking for a Director of FUN! Come enjoy running an exciting gameday experience for tremendous student-athletes. Come work in a culture that provides the freedom to be innovative. (DI) More details HERE.

Head Football Coach (Northeastern State University Athletics / Tahlequah, OK): Ideal candidates will be able to ensure the program's success by excelling in recruitment, budget management, game plans, fundraising, and fostering community/alumni support. Blue-collar work ethic. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Ticket Operations (SMU / Dallas, TX): In collaboration with the Assistant AD for Ticket Operations, the Assistant Director of Ticket Operations will assist with the management of the Ticket Office and the ticketed SMU Sports. (DI) More details HERE.

Assistant Director - Basketball Operations (Atlantic Coast Conference / Charlotte, NC): The Assistant Director - Basketball Operations will work and collaborate with the department staff in overseeing all issues related to basketball and tournament operations. (DI) More details HERE.

Director - Creative Strategy & Design (Atlantic Coast Conference / Charlotte, NC): The Director - Creative Strategy & Design is primarily responsible for developing and executing creative concepts and design work that promotes our brand. (DI) More details HERE.

Head Coach, Football (Lake Erie College / Painesville, OH): The coach is responsible for recruiting and organization of the College’s football program. More details HERE.

Offensive Line Coach (Ripon College / Ripon, WI): Ripon College is accepting applications for the position of Offensive Line Coach. This is a full-time position. The position has the potential for coordinator duties for the right candidate. (DIII) More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director, Communications (Loyola University Chicago / Chicago, IL): Serve as primary public relations contact for department and assigned sports, collaborate with content and marketing teams to promote athletes, coaches, and staff, and lead the communications team. (DI) More details HERE.

Director, Ticket Operations (Colorado College / Colorado Springs, CO): The Director of Ticket Operations manages all aspects of ticketing for the Athletics Department and Division I Hockey at Ed Robson Arena. Salary range of $55,000 to $57,123, plus excellent benefits! (DIII) More details HERE.

Head Women's Basketball Coach (Texas A&M-San Antonio / San Antonio, TX): The Head Women’s Basketball Coach is a key member of the coaching team, who provides leadership and vision within the Athletics Department, as well as among the student athletes. (NAIA) More details HERE.

Head Men's Basketball Coach (Texas A&M-San Antonio / San Antonio, TX): The Head Men’s Basketball Coach is a key member of the coaching team, who provides leadership and vision within the Athletics Department, as well as among the student athletes. (NAIA) More details HERE.

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