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Texas A&M has officially announced Nebraska AD Trev Alberts as its next AD. Alberts: "From my perspective, there has never been a more consequential time in history for higher education and the evolving landscape of intercollegiate athletics. Leadership matters now more than ever before. My interest in Texas A&M is not only due to its prestigious reputation but also because of President Welsh's compelling vision in which, I believe, Athletics can play a small but important role in helping Texas A&M achieve unprecedented success." (link); Alberts’ departure from Lincoln has left most in the state wondering why, according to The Athletic’s Mitch Sherman, who notes that when Alberts signed an extension with Nebraska four months ago he said: “I love this place. I love the state of Nebraska. I don’t want to be anywhere else.” So, what happened? Sherman contends that “foremost, this departure was about leadership. The fact that Nebraska doesn’t have the viable infrastructure in place above Alberts to responsibly hire his replacement says everything about the situation. The campus chancellor in Lincoln, Rodney Bennett, came on board in July 2023 after Ronnie Green retired and the school handed guidance of Nebraska athletics to the university system president, Ted Carter. But then in August, Carter announced plans to leave for Ohio State.” Meanwhile, frustration is mounting over a delay in hiring a new president as well as the “possible reasons for it, including a divisive political landscape marked by breadcrumbs that lead to the doorstep of the governor’s mansion. … If Nebraska couldn’t find a path to harmony with the unified leadership in place less than a year ago, the task in front of it without Alberts is monumental.” (link)

Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger reports presidents in the ACC and Big 12 “voted to authorize their commissioners to adopt the future framework related to a new [College Football Playoff], including a new revenue model and concepts around a playoff format — all of which will be part of a new contract with ESPN.” Dellenger notes the difference in distribution between the two sets of conferences, per the figures he reported last week, could exceed $300M. The SEC and Big Ten stand to earn $700M+, while the ACC and Big 12 would net ~$400M. Roughly $115M is slotted for the Group of Five. Additionally, there is not expected to be a participation-distribution concept, as the current model calls for participating teams to earn revenue by qualifying and then advancing through the field. A format for the playoff itself is further from being settled, but Dellenger notes the “contract is expected to include several guaranteed protections related to a format. The champions of the four major conferences and the highest-ranked Group of Five champion will earn an automatic qualifying spot into any playoff. Notre Dame is expected to have its own protections related to a format. Other details of the formula are expected to be finalized after the leagues reach an agreement with ESPN on the television deal.” While a 5+9 14-team format is “gaining traction,” Dellenger notes a 2-2-1-1-1+7 that would grant two auto berths each to the SEC and Big Ten, one each to the ACC and Big 12, one to the highest-ranked Group of Five, with seven at-large spots is also under consideration. (link)

Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris sits down with D1.ticker/Connect’s Kristen Eargle from the 2024 NCAA Convention to talk about the work of the DI Strategic Vision and Planning Committee, what message should be communicated to Congress on behalf of the Ivy League and lots more. Harris also discussed the possibility of student-athletes becoming employees, though it should be noted this was before the NLRB regional office’s decision in favor of Dartmouth’s men’s basketball student-athletes. Harris: “I can’t even envision how that would work because what we are providing is an opportunity for student-athletes to truly pursue the sport that they've been playing and that they love to play and to provide them all the benefits that come through college sports: the leadership skills, the learning, how to bounce back from failure and losing, team building and setting a goal, working hard and achieving that goal or surpassing that goal – maybe not meeting that goal and what do you do to adjust. So, for us it really is about the student-athlete experience. It’s not an employer-employee relationship in any way, so I don't even know what that would look like.” Check out the full interview on Connect. (link)

North Carolina AD Bubba Cunningham sits down with Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes to discuss what’s next for college sports and acknowledges he doesn’t know “where we're going from a national governance standpoint. Right now, you have to have a minimum of 16 sports to be at the highest level. [NCAA President] Charlie Baker has a proposal out there that we want to enhance some of the benefits to students, we want to ensure that they graduate, we want to make sure they have great health care. But the financial component of his proposal I don't think has really been fully developed. I think that'll have some impact on the future, whether or not the ACC schools can really compete at the highest level.” Former UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz last year said the $572M Florida State would have to pay to exit the league was “pretty accurate,” but Cunningham tells Barnes: "If Florida State thinks that they have greater value than our league and want to leave, wouldn't we ask to share in the upside of that greater value? So I'm not sure that $500 [million] is going to be enough. So maybe it's $600M or $700M to get out of the league. I don't know." Cunningham remains solid in his opposition to the ACC’s recent expansion: “If you want to schedule a nonconference game occasionally on the West Coast, I think that's wonderful. But to be required to go out there on an annual basis, I don't think that's in our best interests for our student athletes. Having said that, we'll do everything we can to make it a positive experience for the incoming schools. … But I also believe that if you have an opinion, or a thought, you should express it, even if you don't get unanimity in a vote.” More from Cunningham. (link)

Under Armour Founder/Executive Chairman Kevin Plank will return as the company’s CEO, effective April 1, succeeding current CEO Stephanie Linnartz, who is stepping down after just over a year in the role. Linnartz will stay on as an advisor through the end of April. Plank will remain a director on Under Armour’s board but will hand over the chair position to Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz. (link)

A 277-page congressional commission report released this month envisions wide-scale changes to the USOPC movement. Recommendations include a greater role for government and oversight, governance changes for the USOPC, and greater independence for athletes and the U.S. Center for SafeSport. However, USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland tells SBJ’s Rachel Axon the committee is not content to wait for Congress to put the recommendations into action: “With the amount of time and the practical realities of getting anything to happen in the government, it would be irresponsible of me to sit back and hope. We’re going to work on the things we can influence.” University of Baltimore law professor Dionne Koller, who co-chaired the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics: “I believe in all the recommendations. I think they’re all doable because they were a result of a bipartisan commission that came to consensus as we studied the issues and saw where the facts led us.” Anthem Engineering Chief Engineer/Commission Co-Chair Han Xiao adds: “We’re cautiously optimistic right now. We’re really encouraged that because of our really bipartisan process, that’s being reflected in bipartisan interest in Congress to be able to draft legislation. We understand it’s an election year. The window is short to be able to get anything done.” (link)

Sportico’s Daniel Libit profiles Michigan State Assoc. AD for Strategic Initiatives & Conference Planning Kevin Pauga, whose sports scheduling platform Faktor “now contracts with about two-thirds of Division I conferences…in addition to several DII and DIII conferences. Under the umbrella of a related company, Optimal Schedules, Pauga has also ventured into the pro ranks, with clients that include the NFL.” All told, Pauga says his scheduling work is generating close to $1M in revenue each year, “though it is unclear exactly how much of this he pockets.” Pauga began the project to assist MSU with its nonconference scheduling in basketball. He then offered to help the Big Ten with its volleyball slate following the addition of Rutgers and Maryland. Within a few years he began taking paid jobs and even though the platform continues to grow, Pauga has no plans to leave campus, where Spartans Assoc. AD for Communications Matt Larson says Pauga didn’t necessarily invent his current role, “but if you look at the different kinds of things he does, it is something that is unique to him. If he would leave, I don’t envision there would be somebody coming in and filling that spot.” Pauga: “I am very mindful of needing to be able to balance the two in the current iteration of what my Michigan State responsibilities are as well as the success that has grown the last few years. It is something I am mindful of and intentional about making sure my integrity is at the forefront.” Lots more, including Pauga’s thoughts on scaling the business and Faktor’s role working with the Big Ten during expansion. (link)

More Personnel…

+ Wofford Assoc. AD for Operations Stanley Broaden has stepped down, per CollegeAD. (link)

+ Additional administrative moves can be found on The Wire on Connect, including changes at Austin Peay, FAU, Louisiana Lafayette, Michigan, North Dakota, Stephen F. Austin, South Carolina State, Toledo, Towson, USF, UT Arlington, UTSA, VCU and William & Mary. (link)

Coaches Corner…

+ Saint Louis parts ways with Men’s Basketball HC Travis Ford after eight seasons. (link)

+ WDRB’s Eric Crawford examines what went wrong with the Kenny Payne era at Louisville, which includes interesting data of the 2024 roster “making $1.2M in NIL money, but at least six figures in available NIL funding from 502Circle went unused, and at least one major donor pulled back funds that were not appropriated by the program.” (link)

The 330 wrestlers that will get a chance to compete in the 2024 NCAA Wrestling championship have been announced. Full brackets, by weight, for the March 21-23 event at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. (link) The NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving field has also been revealed. The national championship will be held March 27-30 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. (link)

Ad inventory for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is all “basically sold out,” according to Warner Bros. Discovery EVP of Ad Sales Jon Diament, who says: “This will be the best revenue tournament we’ve ever had.” Sportico’s Anthony Crupi reports CBS and Turner can likely expect over $1B in ad revenue after last year’s March Madness drummed up $968.6M. Diament says the volume for the tourney was “up high-single-digits, in terms of dollars,” while pricing is up over last year’s rates by mid- to high-single-digit percentages. Crupi also notes that “among the categories that have invested the most in this year’s tourney are insurance, quick-serve restaurants, automotive and financial services. While neither media partner makes a practice of disclosing their going rates for in-game inventory, buyers said the early rounds priced out at a few hundred-thousand dollars per 30-second spot, while the cost of buying a unit in the title game ranges between $2.3M and $2.4M a pop.” (link)

The WAC announces an NIL initiative with University Credit Union (UCU) through which UCU will select one men’s and one women’s basketball player at the conclusion of their respective tournaments to serve as UCU ambassadors. WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton: “We are thrilled that UCU has decided to support WAC student-athletes with this groundbreaking NIL initiative in conjunction with our conference championship. We are fortunate to have a partner that shares our vision of innovation and passion for enhancing the student-athlete experience. We look forward to continuing to build on our relationship with UCU for years to come.” (link)

Two Circles has acquired Let It Fly Media in a move that Two Circles Managing Director for North America Adam Davis says will, in the near term, “get us more ingrained in the college space.” Among its clients, Let It Fly has worked with the College Football Playoff, Rose Bowl and other properties on projects ranging from social media campaigns to archival work. (link) 

Leaders of the ATP and WTA are attempting to secure an investment of at least $1B from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), according to The Athletic’s Matthew Futterman. Altogether, the investments could “immediately increase the total revenues and investment in tennis — which are between $2.5B and $3B — by roughly a third. According to people familiar with the proposal, who remain anonymous to protect relationships. The bulk of the money will go toward purchasing a license for a new top-level mixed event in Saudi Arabia. There is also money for additional sponsorships.” Futterman also notes the proposal “accounted for Saudi Arabia’s pending deal to host the WTA Tour Finals, which is yet to be announced but is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks.” Whether a deal with the PIF is ever executed remains to be seen, as Futterman notes there remains disagreement between ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi and leaders of the Grand Slams, particularly Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley and UTSA CEO/Executive Director Lew Sherr. (link)

The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would ban TikTok from operating in the U.S. or force a sale. The legislation calls for ByteDance to divest itself of TikTok or the platform will be banned from app stores and web-hosting services in the U.S. ByteDance would have six months from the enactment of the bill to comply. President Biden has said he would sign the bill if it makes it to his desk, and the White House yesterday said it hoped the Senate would act swiftly. Opponents of the bill are raising concerns that the legislation was rushed and voiced reservations about bills limiting what information Americans could see. (link)

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Texas A&M is expected to tap Nebraska AD Trev Alberts for the same role, according to multiple reports. The Athletic’s Mitch Sherman believes Alberts’ departure would be a “disaster” for NU. In addition to hiring Football HC Matt Rhule and Men’s Basketball HC Fred Hoiberg, Alberts launched a $450M renovation project for Memorial Stadium, and Sherman writes: “All of it, without Alberts in charge, is at risk.” No official word from Texas A&M yet. (link); According to USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz, Alberts would owe NU $4.12M if he leaves the school now. (link); ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports Alberts is expected to agree to a five-year deal with the Aggies that will put him near the top of the SEC and among the top 10 athletic directors nationally in terms of salary. Alberts’ current contract with Nebraska pays him $1.7M annually with a scheduled bump to $2.1M in 2026. (link) 

Wright State AD Bob Grant announces he will retire at the end of the month, wrapping up a 30-plus-year career in Dayton. Deputy AD Joylynn Brown will serve as Interim AD. President Sue Edwards: "Bob leaves a legacy marked by extraordinary success and an unwavering commitment to our student-athletes. … Joylynn brings a wealth of experience to the role and a steadfast passion for the success of Wright State Athletics and its student-athletes.” (link)

A new subdivision similar to that which NCAA President Charlie Baker outlined in Project DI could occur naturally as a result of the myriad court cases facing the organization, according to CBS’ Dennis Dodd, who notes that even if the cases are all settled, they could cost Power 5 schools eight figures each. One P5 AD tells him: "If there is a settlement in that [House] case, that's going to define the new subdivision." Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter adds: "A settlement for House and all the others, it could almost be like what a collective bargaining agreement would sort of look like in terms of, 'Here's what the rules are going to be going forward, NCAA. You're going to share it with the athletes.'" As far as paying for settlements goes, Altimore Collins & Company strategy consultant Tony Altimore tells Dodd: "Universities, because they're big enterprises, actually have access to really cheap debt. Universities are zero-risk [for lenders]. The University of Michigan isn't going anywhere." More from Dodd. (link)

Northwestern has received a $5M gift from alumnus and trustee Harreld “Kip” Kirkpatrick and his wife, Sara, to support construction of a new softball stadium, which will be named Kip and Sarah Kirkpatrick Stadium. The new venue will create spaces for student-athletes, increase the stadium's seating capacity and elevate the fan experience. Construction is expected to begin in 2025, with completion anticipated by spring 2026. The softball team will continue playing home games on the current field during construction. (link)

Nevada has extended its multimedia rights partnership with Learfield through 2034. Wolf Pack AD Stephanie Rempe: "Nevada Athletics and Learfield have enjoyed an incredible partnership for nearly two decades, and we look forward to continuing to build upon our collaboration. Our Wolf Pack Sports Properties staff has been an integral part of our efforts to connect with the Northern Nevada community as 'Nevada's College Town.' The relationships WPSP has in this community are strong and continuing to grow. We look forward to great success in the coming years in supporting our student athletes and engaging this tremendous community." LEONA assisted on the renewal. (link)

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey agrees with Alabama Men’s Basketball Coach Nate Oats’ assessment that the SEC is now a strong basketball conference because it decided to be. Sankey cites Selection Sunday in 2016 as the impetus for the turnaround: “It was a bad day. We had three teams picked, and that’s my first year as commissioner. I had been thinking about some changes that might be needed, but that day clarified it for me.” Sankey subsequently hired former Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese as a consultant and appointed former Hartford MBB HC Dan Leibovitz as the czar of SEC men’s basketball. Tranghese: “They had lost for so long that everybody was beaten down. When I talked to coaches, they’d say, ‘Nobody cares about us. We’re in a football conference.’ I told them that was the dumbest thing I had ever heard. … You got everything you need. You got money, you got incredible fan bases, got a television partner in ESPN that is the No. 1 outlet for college basketball, and you got your own television network. And you’re telling me we can’t be better in basketball? You have so much more than the Big East, in terms of just pure resources, and look what they’ve accomplished.” In evaluating what needed to be done, Trangese says he told Sankey: “You can’t get this league to be good and I can’t get this league to be good. There’s only one core of people who can get this league good, and that’s the coaches. So Danny Leibovitz and I began to spend an inordinate amount of time on coaching. Every time there was a coaching change, all we asked our ADs to do was to listen to what we had to say. All we wanted to make certain was that people weren’t making bad hires. … Sometimes I thought a guy’s reputation wasn’t good. I told one president, ‘You can’t hire this person. You hire him and you’ll end up on probation.’ And that’s what Greg wanted me to do.” Lots more on the rise of SEC hoops from The Athletic’s Kyle Tucker and Joe Rexrode. (link)

Kentucky Sports Radio Founder Matt Jones reports an official Kentucky Basketball NIL Fund is set to be formally launched tomorrow “for the purpose of making UK Basketball the top NIL destination in College Basketball.” Men’s Basketball HC John Calipari and others are scheduled to be part of the launch.” Also from Jones: “As part of the new Kentucky Basketball NIL Fund, fans will be able to participate in ways that include donations but also being active in non-financial ways.” (link)

The Ole Miss-focused Grove Collective has signed the entire Rebels softball team to its NIL ambassador program. Financial details were not released, but a statement from the collective reads, in part: “This investment from the collective, paired with the new stadium, supports the goals of coach Trachsel to have Ole Miss competing on the national stage in this new era of college sports.” (link)

Coaches Corner…

+ Western Carolina will hire Gardner-Webb Men’s Basketball HC Tim Craft for the same post, according to The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman. (link)

+ Oregon State Men’s Basketball HC Wayne Tinkle will return for another campaign in Corvallis. (link)
+ Louisville AD Josh Heird says he won’t be using a search firm for his Men’s Basketball hiring process. (link)

+ West Virginia is moving ahead with a national Men’s Basketball HC search. (link)

+ Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick, who is also a founding member of the West Virginia-focused Country Roads Trust, is adamant that former Mountaineers Men’s Basketball HC Bob Huggins will not return to Morgantown: “I think WVU and their handling of the Bob Huggins debacle probably were too lenient with him. Had he worked for me, he would have not had a job after he engaged in this series of homophobic remarks back in the spring and then was retained under very difficult circumstances and then lost his job as a result of a drunken stupor, I will call it. And it's the second time he lost a job because of drunkenness. It may not be remembered by many, but it is by me, he was let go by Cincinnati for exactly the same reason. I think he has no place in the lives of young men who deserve quality leadership, so I would be one that would wonder about the mental capacity of any leader of any university who would consider hiring him for a coaching position. … His future with WVU sports is totally at an end.” (link)

+ Ole Miss Men’s Basketball HC Chris Beard has agreed to a six-year contract extension through the 2029-30 season. (link)

+ A year after Arizona State and Men’s Basketball HC Bobby Hurley announced a contract extension through the 2025-26 season, an enforceable agreement has yet to be signed. The new contract includes a $2M buyout should Hurley leave for another program, and USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz and Jason Wolf note the term sheet both sides are working off of now is non-binding. Meanwhile, Hurley’s current contract expires June 30, after which point Hurley could leave ASU and owe the Sun Devils nothing. Hurley’s agent, Matthew Kelly of Excel Sports Management, tells USA Today: “We should have this thing done in the next couple of days. I’d say that getting stuff done at Arizona State, and not just [former AD] Ray [Anderson] but a lot of the folks there sometimes, it’s just a challenge, to say that in the nicest way.” Marquette National Law Institute Founder Martin Greenburg says this situation is “extraordinarily unusual,” adding: “Most term sheets say, ‘good faith negotiation,’ they put a drop-dead date on it, which is important, and basically there is a contract that comes out of that. Even with some of the most recent hires in college football, with the jumping going on, there were term sheets and they were followed by contracts. Signed contracts.” (link)

Murray State has received $1.4M in gifts from the Jim Bob Kevil estate and the former Racer Foundation to support the capital campaign initiatives to enhance the athletics footprint. Racers AD Nico Yantko: "Mr. Kevil was an avid supporter of Murray State Athletics and we cannot thank him enough for this incredibly generous investment into our athletics department during his lifetime. These transformational gifts will have a major impact on our future plans as we continue to make significant progress around our facilities and the student-athlete experience." (link)

LSU Women’s Basketball HC Kim Mulkey downplays the kerfuffle that occurred at the end of the SEC Championship game against South Carolina: “When you have two tough teams that play so hard that are so good and compete, those kinds of things happen. And it’s so out of control with the media right now. You don't get this much attention when men do it, so why do you keep writing it about the women? It really comes across,  and I'll just say it, it comes across as a little bit sexist. … Nobody got in a fight. There were no punches thrown. There was nobody choked. It was a shoving match. Whoop-dee-doo.” (link)

Extra Points’ Matt Brown reports that while bowl games are expected to be included in EA Sports College Football 25, bowl stadiums “that are NOT NFL stadiums or campus sites will not be included in *this year's game*. So no Fenway Park, etc. EA will use a generic stadium for those games, I'm told.” (link)

Financial Times’ Olaf Storbeck profiles Adidas’ ascension under CEO Bjørn Gulden, who took over at the beginning of 2023, and notes the company, “which was originally bracing for an annual loss of up to [$765.4M] last year, is expected on Wednesday to confirm operating profit of [$293M]. Meanwhile, shares of Adidas are up 48% since Gulden took over while Nike and Puma are both trading down. During his first year, damage control was Gulden’s top priority after the company ended its partnership with Kanye West. As a result, Adidas lost 5% of its annual revenue and more than a quarter of its overall operating profits. Gulden’s solution was to  sell Yeezy shoes and donate parts of the proceeds to charities fighting hate speech. Storbeck: “Adidas dodged a whopping financial hit while being able to argue it was doing good with the remaining stock.” Gulden has also rekindled the company’s relationships with retailers, and Intersport Deutschland COO Frank Geisler tells Storbeck: “We can already see a much improved focus on client’s needs. We have seen the first new products which will be in stores next winter. I’m really looking forward to them.” Challenges remain, including what some employees consider to be an “erratic” managerial style in which he sometimes picks favorites. Gulden pushes back, saying that rather than “discussing with 100 people of which 90 don’t have a clue, I try to find the 10 who really matter.” (link, link)

And now the results: Adidas’ revenue for 2023 QB fell 8% to $5.2B, leaving the company with a net loss of $393M. According to Sportico’s Kurt Badenhausen, “North America, which is the second biggest market for the brand, was the worst performer with revenue down 25% to $1.3B. Business in Europe (-10%), Asia-Pacific (-6%) and Latin America (-12%) all declined. The lone bright spot was Greater China, up 29% to $730M.” For the full year, revenue dropped by 5% to $23.3B with a net loss of $82M. It was the company’s first annual loss since 1992. (link)

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Marketing Coordinator (Stanford Athletics / Stanford, CA): More details HERE.

 

Director, Broadcast (University of Delaware / Newark, DE): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director for Marketing and Fan Engagement (Loyola Marymount University / Los Angeles, CA): More details HERE.

 

Manager of Football Creative (Air Force Academy Athletic Corp / Colorado Springs, CO): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Marketing (University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director of Athletics Communications (Baylor University / Waco, TX): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Athletic Comms & Content (Army West Point Athletic Association Inc. / West Point, NY): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director - Marketing (University of Texas at El Paso / El Paso, TX): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletics Director, NIL Innovation & Strategy (DePaul University Athletics / Chicago, IL): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Communications (Milligan University / Johnson City, TN): (NAIA) More details HERE.

 

Director of Sports Production (University of Texas at San Antonio / San Antonio, TX): More details HERE.

 

Athletics Marketing Creative Services Specialist (University of California, Irvine / Irvine, CA): More details HERE.

 

Director for Communications & Creative Strategy (University of Wyoming - Athletics / Laramie, WY): More details HERE.

 

Director, Marketing and Fan Engagement (University of North Texas / Denton, TX): More details HERE.

Director of Athletic Compliance (Ball State / Muncie, IN): More details HERE.

 

School Certifying Official for Student-Athlete Eligibility Certification (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director for Compliance (North Carolina State University / Raleigh, NC): More details HERE.

 

Director of Compliance - Student Services Initiatives (University of Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh, PA): PI237672300 More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance (University of Massachusetts Amherst / Amherst, MA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Commissioner (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference / New Haven, CT): (DII) More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Compliance (University of North Texas / Denton, TX): More details HERE.

 

Senior Compliance Specialist OR Assistant Director of Compliance (1 position) (LSU Athletic Department / Baton Rouge, LA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant AD - Compliance (Gardner-Webb University / Boiling Springs, NC): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director for Compliance (Drexel University / Philadelphia, PA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant/Associate Director of Compliance (University of Tennessee / Knoxville, TN): More details HERE.

Senior Associate Athletic Director for Championship Resources (Louisiana Tech University / Ruston, LA): More details HERE.

 

Director of Development, Trojan Warrior Fund (Troy University Athletics / Troy, AL): More details HERE.

 

Development Graduate Assistant - Cowboy Joe Club - Athletics (University of Wyoming - Athletics / Laramie, WY): To apply, e-mail: ajewell3@uwyo.edu

 

Development Graduate Assistant (TCU Frog Club / Fort Worth, TX): More details HERE.

 

Development Assistant - Internal Operations (University of Tennessee Knoxville / Knoxville, TN): More details HERE.

 

Development Assistant - Annual Fund (University of Tennessee Knoxville / Knoxville, TN): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Vice President for Athletics Development / Senior Associate Director of Athletics (Drexel University / Philadelphia, PA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Donor Relations (The University of Texas at Austin - Texas Athletics / Austin, TX): More details HERE.

 

Director of Development (Washington State University / Pullman, WA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director for Annual Fund (Georgia Southern University / Statesboro, GA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletics Director, Premium Seating and Hospitality (Vanderbilt University / Nashville, TN): More details HERE.

Assistant Director, Member Events - Black and Gold Club (Vanderbilt University / Nashville, TN): More details HERE.

 

Director of Leadership Giving, Athletics (University of New Hampshire / Durham, NH): More details HERE.

 

Director of Events and Engagement (Tiger Athletic Foundation / Baton Rouge, LA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant/Associate Director of Development, Intercollegiate Athletics (Pennsylvania State University / University Park, PA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director of Development (Yale University / New Haven, CT): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Development (LEARFIELD Amplify - Duke University / Durham, NC): More details HERE.

 

Director, Athletics Annual Giving and Donor Engagement/ Assistant Athletic Director (Oregon State University Foundation / Corvallis, OR): More details HERE.

 

Director of Development (Athletics) (UMass Amherst Foundation / Amherst, MA): More details HERE.

 

Wolfpack Club Development Assistant (NC State Student Aid Association / Raleigh, NC): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletics Director of Development (Utah State University / Logan, UT): More details HERE.

Senior Associate Athletic Director for Championship Resources (Louisiana Tech University / Ruston, LA): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Chief Financial Officer (Columbia University / New York, NY): More details HERE.

 

Director of Athletics (Kalamazoo College / Kalamazoo, MI): (DIII) More details HERE.

 

Assistant Vice President for Athletics Development / Senior Associate Director of Athletics (Drexel University / Philadelphia, PA): More details HERE.

 

Chief Executive Officer (Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) / Open): To apply, e-mail: kyle@bowlsbysportsadvisors.com

 

Director of Athletics (University of Northern Iowa / Cedar Falls, IA): To apply, e-mail: kyle@bowlsbysportsadvisors.com The D1.dossier for this position is available HERE.

Athletic Equipment Specialist - Football (Western Michigan University / Kalamazoo, MI): More details HERE.

 

Director, Sports Administration and Championships (Mountain West Conference / Colorado Springs, CO): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Commissioner, Sports Administration and Championships (Mountain West Conference / Colorado Springs, CO): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Sports Administration and Championships (Mountain West Conference / Colorado Springs, CO): More details HERE.

 

Operations Coordinator - Facilities and Game Operations (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Equipment Manager (Football) (Mississippi State University / Starkville, MS): More details HERE.

 

Graduate Assistant - Event Operations (Boise State Athletics / Boise, ID): More details HERE.

 

Rhino Sports Account Manager - Liberty University (REVELxp / Lynchburg, VA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Equipment (Stanford Athletics / Stanford, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Equipment Manager - Olympic (University of Wyoming - Athletics / Laramie, WY): More details HERE.

 

ATH PROFL 3 BYA (Manager, Facilities & Operations) (University of California, Davis / Davis, CA): Job # 64997 More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Equipment Operations (UCF Athletics / Orlando, FL): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Equipment Services (University of Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh, PA): PI236838949 More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Facility - Stroh Center (Bowling Green State University / Bowling Green, OH): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Facilities and Event Management (University of North Texas / Denton, TX): More details HERE.

Assistant Director/Director of Executive Operations (University of Tennessee / Knoxville, TN): More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine / Athletics Health Care Administrator (Barry University / Miami, FL): (DII) More details HERE.

 

Athletic Trainer (University of Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh, PA): PI237957334 More details HERE

 

Director of Football Performance Nutrition/Dietitian (University of Colorado Boulder / Boulder, CO): More details HERE.

 

Director of Operations - Sports Medicine (University of Wyoming - Athletics / Laramie, WY): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Nutrition for Olympic Sports (University of Missouri Athletics / Columbia, MO): More details HERE.

Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Nutrition (Stanford Athletics / Stanford, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Trainer-Intercollegiate Athletics (University of Illinois Chicago / Chicago, IL): More details HERE.

 

Senior Performance Coach (UC San Diego / La Jolla, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Trainer, Football - Division Intercollegiate Athletics (University of Illinois / Champaign, IL): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Coach - Strength and Conditioning (Harvard University / Boston, MA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director - Athletic Training (West Virginia University / Morgantown, WV): More details HERE.

 

Athletic Trainer II (California State University, Dominguez Hills / Carson, CA): (DII) More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Training (Oakland University / Rochester, MI): More details HERE.

 

Director of Sports Psychology (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Athletics Department / Lincoln, NE): More details HERE.

 

Athletics Postdoctoral Fellow - Psychology (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): More details HERE.

Director, Corporate Sales (University of South Alabama / Mobile, AL): More details HERE.

 

Associate Commissioner / Chief Revenue Officer (Conference USA / Dallas, TX): More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Ticket Operations (University of Georgia / Athens, GA): More details HERE.

 

Director of Ticket Operations (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga / Chattanooga, TN): More details HERE.

 

Director of Sales (University of Louisiana at Lafayette / Lafayette, LA): More details HERE.

 

Director, Analytics & Ticket Sales Strategy (Auburn University Athletics / Auburn, AL): More details HERE.

 

Ticket Office Assistant (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director Ticketing - Division Intercollegiate Athletics (University of Illinois / Champaign, IL): More details HERE.

 

Ticket Sales Representative (University of Tennessee / Knoxville, TN): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Ticket Operations, Department of Athletics (R0006608) (Wake Forest University / Winston-Salem, NC ): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Ticket Operations (Yale University / New Haven, CT): More details HERE.

 

Senior Account Manager For Ticket Service & Retention (University of Washington / Seattle, WA): More details HERE.

 

Director, Central Ticket Office (UCLA / Los Angeles (Westwood), CA): More details HERE.

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