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#10: Seton Hill DC Kevin May gets the profile treatment from ESPN’s David Hale for his innovation of “the flex” defense and how it has helped the Griffins’ defense go from middling to a squad that finished ‘23 fifth in sacks and tackles for loss. May’s system utilizes one down lineman and six other defenders in the box who could all pressure or drop into coverage, with May adding it calls for “non-traditional players aligned in spots where they normally don't align, and they have the ability to do a lot of non-traditional things. Every offense has a playbook with all different looks they're likely to see. They're not going to see a picture of our defense in there.” Hale: “At its core, May's defense functions like an algorithm, full of if/then commands that usually rely on the same basic underpinnings but with minor changes based on the look the offense presents. Each player has his set of rules and responses, refined over time, and when it's all clicking, those players who barely sniffed a Division II offer elsewhere look like absolute superstars.” Those players get slotted into four categories by May with the lowest level still working on the nuances of their position and the highest level veterans understanding every facet of the defense and what the offense is trying to achieve. HC Daniel Day: "It blows my mind that people don't want to run this. If you ran this at Alabama, with the best of the best, I don't know how you'd stop it. […] You won't see anyone practice the way we do anywhere at any level. But it's all because Coach May's biggest aspect to the players is you celebrate together. It's not just the plays, but how we practice, the culture he's built to allow these dudes to have some fun.” Lots more. (link)
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#9: Central Missouri Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Co-HC Kip Janvrin announces his retirement, effective August 31, after serving on staff in various roles since 1988. (link) |
#8: A suite of new federal regulations take effect, including those which boost oversight of postsecondary programs, flag colleges at risk of closure and put new requirements in place for colleges to access federal financial aid. The Education Department also is limiting when universities can withhold students’ transcripts and requiring institutions to provide adequate career services and more information on financial aid offers to students, including details of the actual cost of the education being provided. Further, the Biden administration’s rule expanding overtime eligibility to lower-paid workers kicked in this week, though a federal judge has blocked the change for state workers in Texas. Under the rule, employees who work in an executive, administrative or professional capacity and make less than $43,888 are now eligible for overtime pay. Previously, employees who earned more than $35,568 a year were exempt from overtime. The overtime threshold is set to increase again, to $58,656, starting Jan. 1, 2025. On college campuses, nearly 11K employees across 646 institutions will be affected by the July 1 increase, according to an analysis by College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). The Jan. 1 increase will affect many more – nearly 59K employees across 882 institutions.” More from Inside Higher Ed’s Katherine Knott. (link)
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#7: Coker Acrobatics & Tumbling HC Brianna D’Angelo will exit for the same role at La Salle (DI). (link)
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#6: Conference Carolinas Commissioner Chris Colvin chats with Midwest Sports Net’s Joey McWilliams about membership, championships and more. With the league set to add Ferrum (DIII), pending its membership transition, as its 16th member, Colvin states the ideal total number of members is 18, with at least one of the two new members to play Football, which would give the conference three six-team divisions. Broadly, the growth will help achieve multiple strategic objectives: adding and growing Football, regionalize scheduling and promote regional rivalries. With a number of league members carrying large enough rosters to support a second team, Conference Carolinas holds developmental championship events in sports where at least four members participate. “Our number one goal is to help our institutions use intercollegiate athletics to fulfill their missions. […] It's the experience of coming alongside our institutions and trying to provide that additional experience that will hopefully help retain the students and will help provide a great student-athlete experience.” More. (link)
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#5: The MIAA is the latest to eliminate its intraconference transfer restriction. Commissioner Mike Racy: “I think the landscape of things have changed with the NCAA transfer rule. Obviously, the threat of litigation of having that type of policy puts the conference and schools at risk. […] The way I look at it as commissioner of the MIAA if we have a student-athlete that doesn't feel like they're getting what they need out of an athlete experience at at a particular Institution for whatever the reason, if we can keep them in our conference and let them have success someplace else, that's great. Not all of our institutions would feel that way but certainly someone that thinks about the MIAA as a brandand how we're perceived and our overall strength from sport to sport both regionally and nationally, we want we want the best student-athletes to come to the MIAA and we want them to stay in the MIAA and graduate from our MIAA schools.” Starting this year, the MIAA Network will add a new feature where institutions can designate contests as premium events, such as non-conference football games, which will allow unique pricing for individual game purchasers. More. (link)
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#4: Trevecca Nazarene announces a full visual rebrand and licensing/apparel deal with Nike and BSN Sports. (link)
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#3: Augustana taps West Georgia (DI) Assoc. AD for Compliance Kimberly Miller as Senior Assoc. AD for Compliance/SWA. (link) |
#2: West Texas A&M names Grand Valley State Deputy AD Doug Lipinski as the Buffs’ next VP of Athletics. President Walter Wendler: “I personally spoke with some of the best Division II athletic directors in the country, and Doug's name came up time and again. Doug has years of experience at Grand Valley State, the leading Division II intercollegiate athletics program in the nation, and his commitment to excellence, hard work and leadership will ensure that he can build on WT's foundation of academic and athletic excellence.” (link)
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#1: Chadron State selects Austin Peay (DI) Senior Assoc. AD for Championships Resources Mannie Reinsch as its new AD, effective July 29. President Ron Patterson: “Mannie has a wealth of experience, a passion for athletics, and is deeply committed to ensuring student-athletes succeed in and out of the classroom at Chadron State College. His knowledge of NCAA and Division II best practices, as well as a proven ability as a fundraiser, will position our athletic department and college well. The future is bright for CSC athletics.” Coach4ADay assisted with the search. CollegeAD posted the news first. (link, link)
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