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#10: Rollins AD Pennie Parker has been selected as the 3rd VP of NACDA for the 2024-25 academic year. (link) |
#9: Check out the full roster limit changes, which includes over 750 new scholarship spots per Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger. (link) |
#8: Emporia State begins the installation of new chairback seating in Welch Stadium. Check it out. (link) |
#7: Point Loma promotes Assoc. AD for Event Operations Jordan Courneya to Interim AD. President Bob Brower: “President-Elect Fulcher and I have been working to provide support and to evaluate the Athletic Department's current needs and how we can provide continuity in the coming academic year. Naming Jordan Courneya as Interim Athletic Director provides that consistency. Jordan has been around our program for two decades and is well respected by coaches, players and staff.” (link)
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#6: Valdosta State taps former Birmingham Southern (DIII) Baseball HC/Assoc. AD for Internal Relations Jan Weisberg to lead the Blazers on the diamond. (link)
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#5: At last month’s DII Legislation Committee, the committee adopted a number of pieces of noncontroversial legislation pertaining to NIL, eligibility, awards and benefits and more. On NIL, institutions are now allowed to “contract with third-party service providers to provide student-athletes the same support an institution is permitted to provide, the proposal does not permit institutions to contract with third parties to do what institutions are not permitted to do.” The committee will now allow student-athletes to participate in collegiate all-star contests, effective immediately, and compete in outside competition during the nonchampionship segment. Changes to awards, benefits and expenses bylaws will now eliminate the awards legislation, limits on complimentary admissions a school can provide to student-athletes for contests and more and allow institutions to cover student-athletes' unitemized incidental expenses for NCAA championships, meals and snacks to student-athletes at any time “on an occasional basis,” allow student-athletes to accept free or discounted equipment or supplies and more. Check out all of the changes in the full committee report. (link)
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#4: Augusta announces the construction of a new baseball stadium at Jaguar Field. With plans for 420 seats, a state-of-the-art press box, an expanded concessions area and an enhanced Champions Walk, the project is set to be completed in time for the 2025 campaign and unveiled in conjunction with a new LED scoreboard. (link)
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#3: The DII Management Council is sponsoring legislation to permit student-athletes to compete in 30% of the maximum number of permissible contests without exhausting a season of competition across all sports. The following five membership proposals have been referred to committees: providing Football AQs for all participating conferences, allowing teams in their championship segment to countable athletically related activities on Election Day provided student-athletes are given a day off within 15 days before or after Election Day, requiring a medical exam of student-athletes within one prior to participation, allowing Wrestling student-athletes to compete in four competition dates without using a season of competition and permitting the DII ITA Indoor Tournament to count as a date of competition. The Council also approved changes to awards, benefits and expenses rules to “provide more autonomy to schools and simplify their application. Some amendments include eliminating the awards legislation to permit Division II schools and conferences to use their discretion to provide student-athletes with awards, as well as deregulating the occasional meals legislation.” (link)
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#2: New Haven names Oral Roberts (DI) Deputy AD for Development/former Lynn AD Devin Crosby as the Chargers’ new AD, starting August 19. President Jens Frederiksen: “A visionary leader, Devin understands and embraces the role athletics can have in supporting and advancing the University's goals. I am confident he will have a far-reaching impact supporting a culture of excellence that powers our student-athletes to excel on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.” (link)
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#1: Allen AD Jasher Cox will step down to pursue another opportunity after nearly three years leading the Yellow Jackets. Cox: “I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to President McNealey, our student-athletes, dedicated coaches, faculty, and staff for the honor of leading them as their athletic director. The President's cabinet and everyone involved have been exceptional partners and teammates.” (link)
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