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Realignment Ramifications…

+ Utah State will join the Pac-12 as the reconstituted league’s seventh member, according to multiple reports, and Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger notes: “Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez set a 5 p.m. MT Monday deadline for schools to sign a deal as the Pac-12 raced to poach more members. That deadline passed without a signing from UNLV.” The Athletic’s Chris Vannini points out that the addition of Utah State “increases the Pac-12’s poaching fees owed to the Mountain West to $55M, while adding another Mountain West school would raise that again to $67.5M, on top of the about $18M owed by each departing Mountain West school in exit fees. That’s nearly $150M to recreate almost the exact same league they were just in.” Also from Vannini: “There have been some hard feelings between Mountain West schools after the initial four defected two weeks ago, blindsiding the others. One reason the remaining eight hoped to stay together was to stick it to them, either through receiving the tens of millions of dollars in exit fees or to get invited in as a group. But Utah State’s move may torpedo those hopes.” Dellenger notes that as of last night the Mountain West was still waiting on commitments from San Jose State and Nevada as well and that the MOU Air Force and other MWC teams signed – which included a $10M bonus for the Falcons – was “tied to the league being a … league. The Mountain West needs at least eight full members to qualify as a league under NCAA/CFP policy.” (link, link, link, link)

+ ESPN’s Pete Thamel adds: “Expect Air Force and UNLV to be in close contact about the future. Air Force and UNLV were both lockstep when they signed MOUs to commit to the Mountain West today. With those not valid because all eight schools didn’t commit, expect UNLV and AFA to be in close touch. … With UNLV’s interest outside the Mountain West with the Pac-12, Air Force’s interest outside the MWC would be with the AAC to keep ties to the other service academies.” (link, link)

+ USA Today’s Dan Wolken is told by a consultant that Memphis “is not valued by TV rights holders significantly more than, say, Utah State. And Oregon State and Washington State, the two original Pac-12 leftovers who decided to bring the conference back, aren’t valued much more than Memphis. In other words, the new Pac-12 was not going to be a power conference no matter which of the potential members jumped in. And the notion of a $12M per member payday, which had been the carrot for a school like Memphis (currently making around $8-9M in the AAC) was merely theoretical and based on calculations from the Pac-12’s paid consultants that few people across the college sports industry actually believed. But it’s also why, when Memphis wanted its substantial AAC exit fees paid for by the Pac-12, the new league looked at the math and decided that it wouldn't be good business to subsidize a potential $20 million move with a school that wasn’t going to actually add much more to its bottom line.” Wolken also reports that Memphis “engaged the Big East last week to explore the possibility of joining in basketball and other sports while going to the Pac-12 in football only. But given the quick timeframe, concerns about fit from the Big East side (the league is all private Catholic schools except UConn) and the lack of certainty about Pac-12 money, Memphis had little choice but to recommit to the AAC for now.” (link)

+ San Diego State President Adela de la Torre on why SDSU didn’t seek a counteroffer from the Mountain West before accepting the Pac-12’s invite: “I don’t think it’s like other business deals where they’re offering me this, hey, what are you going to give me? This is not really how presidents operate. You have to understand the constraints that we live in, and they are different than the constraints [ADs] live in. We did what we thought was important, and we got the job done.” (link)

Illinois State has retained Collegiate Sports Associates to assist with its AD search, per CollegeAD. (link) The D1.dossier for the opening in Normal is available for those of you looking to lead the Redbirds. (link)

Charlotte AD Mike Hill’s new contract, which runs through June 30, 2026, includes a raise from $325K to $400K annually, per CollegeAD, which also reports that beginning on July 1, 2025, Hill will receive an annual raise of $20K or an amount approved by the state legislature, whichever is greater. Hill will also earn $250K annually in supplemental compensation, and he received $60K in recognition of a top 100 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup and five 49ers sports that won AAC championships. Should Charlotte part ways with Hill without cause, he would be owed the remainder of his base salary for the rest of the contract. Should Hill leave, he would owe the 49ers 50% of his remaining base salary for the duration of the contract. (link)

Fresh off said four-year contract extension, Charlotte AD Mike Hill tells the Charlotte Post’s Cameron Williams: “I’m with the fans and media who cover us. I want to win football games now and I want to win basketball games now. But that is easier said than done. If you charted a path for a football program 11 years ago or 12 years ago, what the plan to succeed would be, it would not be to play two years of FCS and jump up to Conference USA. Then, move again to an even tougher league [the AAC]. That’s not how you would draw it up, but that’s when our opportunities arose, and we had to grab those.” Hill notes Charlotte has grown its athletics resources by 25% in the last six years, increasing its budget from $29M to $38M: “We’ve been able to secure a place and a better conference, a really strong league that’s given us more visibility. That’s impacting recruiting in the way we need it to. Our annual giving has doubled in the last six years, and so all of these are, again, healthy signs of a program that’s trending in the right direction.” Hill on his philosophy with coaches: “You’re assessing and evaluating all the time, but also supporting. The last thing you want to do as an athletics director is make your presence felt on a head coach like you are breathing down their neck, and you have to win [a certain number of] games now, or else that is not a great way to lead. So, you have regular conversations, you’re engaged and you’re paying close attention. But listen, coaches at every level in college football and college basketball right now, their jobs are harder than ever.” (link)

Montana President Seth Bodnar sounds off on the House settlement: “Our frustration is, as we think about this back pay…is that we want that to be equitable. We don't want that burden to fall more heavily on smaller universities like ours, where truly amateurism is alive and well at our level. We'd like to see that distribution of how that pay is spent to be more equitable.” (link)

Freshly minted Florida A&M AD Angela Suggs said during her introductory press conference yesterday that she wants to hear from members of the athletic department: “There’s no way I can come into a plan without having spoken to our coaches, student-athletes, stakeholders, and fans about the experience they will pour into time and time again. I’ve got to hear and understand what’s going on because anything else would be me assuming that I know – and I don’t. And listening is a part of learning. We’re going to be solution-focused and results-oriented. And the only way we can do that is to hear what solutions are required.” Big picture, Suggs says her “vision for FAMU Athletics is to win championships, create a stellar student-athlete experience, and create an experience for our coaches and staff. Bring FAMU into the community, bring championships home, and contribute to what is a championship town. It’s the hometown success, what Tallahassee is about, and what Florida A&M is about.” (link)

Ohio State AD Ross Bjork says membership to the 1922 Club could bring in upwards of seven figures in new revenue: “Some of it will be dependent on how many we sell, but we could be looking at several million dollars in net revenue on an annual basis. It’s not insignificant. … We all battle the 75-inch TV and the couch, so how do you make the game-day experience very similar to where they have creature comforts and easy access to food and beverage, easy access to restrooms, things like that? That’s the premium experience.” OSU also sees the year-round operation of the 1922 Club as a benefit, and Bjork notes demand has been high for the guided tours of Ohio Stadium that began in April. “It shows you that people want to be inside our stadium, and so how do we capitalize on that and create a unique space? The ability to do it was there, and the team has been working on it for a while. Now we’re getting it off the ground.” (link)

It’s Personnel…

+ Troy Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. has rescinded his retirement at the request of the board of trustees: “Janice and I were incredibly humbled and grateful for the heartfelt sentiments expressed during our board meeting. … After consideration, Janice and I are honored to continue to serve as your Chancellor and First Lady. Our goal since arriving at Troy University has been to make this a world-class institution.” (link)

+ San Francisco President Paul J. Fitzgerald is stepping down to pursue “his next professional opportunities.” (link)

+ Little Rock AD Frank Cuervo joins D1.ticker/Connect’s Kristen Eargle to outline the first 100 days, current Trojans initiatives, his vision for leaders in the organization, what he looks for in building a team and multiple openings on the staff, including an Associate AD for Strategic Communications, Associate AD for Marketing & Engagement, Associate AD for Facilities & Event Management, Associate AD for Development, and Deputy AD/CRO. Cuervo: “I think at a place like Little Rock…we can take some chances. We can be aggressive. We want to be measured and do the right things in that area, of course, but we can go out there and take some chances, be aggressive, implement some ideas that maybe others across the country aren't doing right now. So, I want folks that think that way, coming to work every day, think about it when they leave, and then bringing those sort of ideas to the table so that we can make our program as strong as we can.” More on Connect. (link)

+ Boston College names Jacksonville Assoc. AD for Development/Dir. Of Major Gifts Maggie Dwyer as Asst. AD for Major Giving. (link)

SBJ’s Bret McCormick examines South Carolina’s approach to its 885-acre mixed-use RFP and notes that “college venue-adjacent, mixed-use development offers an intriguing but mostly unproven prospect for private developers, who generally seek 6% to 7% returns on their initial capital investment.” Carter President/CEO Scott Taylor explains: “The universities prefer not to have any financial liability – they don’t want to impair their balance sheets at all. Balancing that from a private investor standpoint is the No. 1 challenge; you want to be involved with these really interesting, exciting projects, but you still have to make sure the numbers work. We are the ones typically taking the financial risk.” McCormick observes that while many ADs envision these types of projects, “their institutions and athletic departments tend to be limited in their ability to engage in them by process inflexibility and bureaucracy, a lack of in-house expertise, or both. In South Carolina’s case, the point person running the Williams-Brice development project, Chance Miller, was hired as the athletic director at Coastal Carolina in June, forcing the school to find someone new to lead the project internally.” In regards to the Gamecocks’ RFP itself, McCormick notes: “Developers that Sports Business Journal spoke with said the open-endedness of the USC RFP wasn’t helpful. The lack of direction plus the seemingly invaluable land – much of it far removed from the university’s brand (that’s where the value is on these projects) and prone to flooding – made the RFP feel almost like an excess land offering. Seen another way, the open-endedness is the university acknowledging its limited development expertise, while potentially signaling openness to out-of-the-box suggestions.” Lots more. (link); More on how the 885 acres are laid out in eight separate parcels. (link) 

The Cotton Bowl’s two-year, $140M renovation is “roughly half complete" according to the Dallas Morning News’ Brad Townsend. The project’s principal Bryan Trubey tells Townsend the unfinished half is mostly “the half that a lot of it is underground; a lot of its infrastructure. It’s not as cool-looking as the second half — because when you get the second half done, you’re finished. But it’s a significant accomplishment for the whole team. It’s significant because we haven’t improved this building anywhere near this much in really, 60 years. It’s a great investment for the city of Dallas.” Townsend notes the most noticeable part of the renovation is the completion of “concrete structures that will house 14 escalators on the stadium’s perimeter. Those escalators will enable fans to access the stadium’s upper sections without going through the main ground-level concourse.” Progress photos inside. (link)

The Big West is adding the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams at Grand Canyon and Seattle and the women’s team at San Diego as affiliate members beginning with the 2025-26 season. (link)

SIUE has launched the unrestricted Cougars Champions Fund to “create meaningful funds to support SIUE's 16 intercollegiate programs.” (link)

Friday’s Nebraska-Illinois game on Fox averaged 4.2M viewers with a peak of 5.06M, making it the network’s most-watched Friday night since Game 1 of last year’s World Series. (link)

Providence College Senior Associate AD for Revenue Generation and Business Management Andrew Schoepfer and Affinaquest Director of Collegiate Markets Wade Longmire sit down with Connect's Steph Garcia Cichosz to reflect on the use of data on revenue and fan acquisition strategies. Schoepfer shares insight into the impact Athletics has on the broader mission for Providence College, including the relationships with prospective students, donors, alumni, the city and the state, and how that cross-collaboration with campus is strengthened through Affinaquest's CRM and related technologies. Schoepfer and Longmire also discuss the trickle-down effect of data on the student-athlete experience. Longmire: "Data is a key weapon you need in your arsenal to fight the battles of today. Data can be a currency with which you buy trust with your fans... the better you understand folks, the better you can meet their needs." (link)

In case you missed yesterday's Evening Standard...

After rumblings of a move to the Pac-12, Memphis, Tulane, USF and UTSA will remain in the AAC, stating: "Together, we are committed to continuing to build the American brand, exploring new opportunities for exposure and value, and developing innovative economic resources–all in service of our student-athletes. While we acknowledge receiving interest in our institutions from other conferences, we firmly believe that it is in our individual and collective best interests to uphold our commitment to each other." Yahoo's Ross Dellenger reports: "The schools — as a group — decided to remain in their current conference, where AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti is exploring avenues for revenue enhancement, including private-equity involvement, new distribution models and further expansion of the league footprint. The four AAC programs received on Monday proposed terms from the Pac-12 that included projected annual revenue numbers ($10-15M), a five-year grant of rights and only partial coverage of an AAC exit fee that is believed to be around $25 million per school." (link, link)

SBJ’s Ben Portnoy reports Gonzaga is not joining the Pac-12, at least not yet. “The sides have talked, as you’d imagine, but no deal is in place and an announcement isn’t pending at this moment. As with anything realignment-wise, this doesn't preclude something happening between the Pac-12 and Gonzaga eventually. The fit certainly makes sense on a lot of levels, but it's not a done deal right now.” (link); Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger adds: “The Pac-12 is and has been in serious discussion with Gonzaga, as previously reported. The talks continue but are not resolved.” (link); And from ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura: “The Pac-12 has had discussions with Gonzaga about joining the conference and while it could lead to an agreement, nothing has been agreed to yet, per source.” (link); Accordingly, Zags’ AD Chris Standiford to The Spokesman-Review’s Jim Meehan on Action Network’s Brett McMurphy’s filing: “That is not accurate reporting.” (link)

Air Force has committed to remaining in the Mountain West and has signed or is expected to soon sign a new GOR deal with financial incentives, Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger reports. (link)

The Pac-12 will dip into its reserves to pay the “poaching penalty” for adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State from the Mountain West, but The Mercury News’ Jon Wilner quotes a source as saying: “Never in the history of realignment has a departure penalty been paid in full.” The Pac-12 could, Wilner continues, offer loans at little or zero interest to help schools pay their exit fees and adds: “Once the attorneys for the Pac-12, the four schools and the Mountain West get serious, the bill won’t remain $115M for long. At some point, the cost of litigation starts to wear down university presidents.” Meanwhile, Wilner ponders the following scenario: “If the Mountain West dissolves, that $115M could drop to $0. We don’t believe that outcome is likely, but it’s worth mentioning. A supermajority vote would be required to dissolve the Mountain West — that’s nine schools. Currently, there are four votes for dissolution: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State.” As for the Pac-12’s media rights value, Wilner figures it will eventually come to between $8M and $12M per school. More. (link)

Indiana AD Scott Dolson has signed a new three-year contract that will increase his base salary from $519K to $950K. According to the Indianapolis Star’s Zach Osterman, Dolson is scheduled to get another $125K in 2025 under a “five-year deferred-compensation plan included in his original employment letter from March 2020 that has been carried forward in the new contract. Dolson already has been credited with a total of $375K over the first four years of the plan, which would pay out if Dolson remains IU’s AD through July 2025 or is fired without cause before then. In addition, Dolson will be owed $100K per year over a five-year period for what the contract terms ‘unused sick leave days accrued between (Dolson’s) first day of employment through May 31, 2024.’ That final piece of compensation will be paid in full in the event Dolson is terminated before the expiration of the contract. Any further salary increases will be handed out at the sole discretion of the university president.” Incentives include an additional $47,500 for each Big Ten championship up to $190K per year, an additional $95K per year if the department’s cumulative APR is at or above 950 and $100K for each national championship. If Dolson leaves IU for an AD position outside the Big Ten, he would owe 20% of a year’s salary, or $190K. If Dolson left for the same position at another Big Ten school that number would rise to 30%, or $285K. Should IU part ways with Dolson without cause, it would owe him the remainder of his base salary as well as the amassed account balance of his deferred compensation. (link)

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who recently served as special advisor to former Stanford Interim President Richard Saller on athletics-related matters, talks with The Stanford Daily about her perspective on the changing landscape and says: “I’m old-fashioned. I think that the value proposition is that you get a scholarship, the best training possible, the best coaching possible, great nutrition and a chance to display your talents. Then, if you’re good enough, you become an employee of a professional league. That’s the world that I’m most comfortable with.” Rice adds: “There are places that have not benefited the student-athlete in the right way, where the degree wasn’t front and center. But if you can be in a place where you can get a scholarship where another student is working 20 hours a week and taking out loans to do the same thing, that’s a pretty good value proposition. … NIL when it’s done right is a good idea. NIL goes bad when it becomes an inducement for transfer or for recruitment.” Rice, who also serves as director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, implores student-athletes to have a Plan B: “You want to recognize that your sport is going to be a relatively small part of your life. Even if you make it to the top of the mountain athletically, you are going to want to have gotten your education.” For Stanford, Rice says it’s incumbent upon the school to make sure student-athletes have everything they need to succeed academically and athletically: “If we’re going to recruit athletes, we say to them to be excellent in the classroom and be excellent on the playing field. We have to make that possible.” (link)

Sportico’s Michael McCann notes the NCAA’s role is likely to diminish regardless of what happens with the House settlement, citing numerous state laws which prohibit the association from punishing schools over NIL-related matters. McCann points out that the “NCAA could challenge those states in court by asserting their laws unlawfully interfere with two provisions in Article I of the U.S. Constitution: the Commerce Clause (Section 8) and the Contract Clause (Section 10). … That legal playbook worked for the NCAA when it took on the state of Nevada in the wake of the UNLV/Jerry Tarkanian scandal. But that was a more confident era for the NCAA and amateurism. The NCAA of the 2020s is a more scrutinized entity whose long-standing legal arguments have been rebuked in court.” McCann goes on to observe: “The fact that the antitrust settlement, even if approved, wouldn’t insulate the NCAA from other amateurism challenges also reveals its limited importance. Athletes outside the classes retain their rights to raise antitrust claims. The settlement could also be challenged on Title IX and other grounds. Further, college athletes continue to make progress toward recognition as employees who can unionize and demand collective bargaining. … ‘Amateurism’ and ‘student-athlete’ may or may not survive as meaningful terms in a post-settlement world. But labels won’t matter when reality tells a different story. If college sports looks like pro sports, if it sounds like pro sports and is paid like pro sports, then it just may be pro sports.” (link)

Former USC star RB Reggie Bush has filed a lawsuit against USC, the Pac-12 and the NCAA seeking compensation for the use of his NIL without permission. Bush’s attorney, Evan Selik: “This case is not just about seeking justice for Reggie Bush. It’s about setting a precedent for the fair treatment of all college athletes. Our goal is to rectify this injustice and pave the way for a system where athletes are rightfully recognized, compensated and treated fairly for their contributions.” Levi G. McCathern II, another attorney representing Bush, says: "We appreciate that the new administration at USC is trying to pick up the pieces of the former administrations' unjust and improper handling of Reggie Bush; however the delay in fixing this speaks volumes.” (link)

The Big 12 is expanding its agreement with CBS Sports to “significantly increase” the number of men’s basketball games broadcast on the network’s platforms. CBS Sports currently broadcasts a minimum of six Big 12 men’s college basketball games annually on CBS, with those games streaming live on Paramount+. The new agreement, which runs through 2026-27, adds 20 games per year to air on CBS Sports Network to bring the total number of Big 12 men’s basketball games to at least 26 per season across CBS Sports platforms. (link)

According to Opendorse, top college athletes now make an average of 35.3% of what the median salary is in their corresponding pro league, and Opendorse Director of NIL and Business Insights Braly Keller tells the Arizona Daily Star’s Bruce Pascoe that $3M to $5M is likely needed to stay competitive in men’s hoops. Keller adds: “When you start to dial in closer with more recent data, $3.3M could cover just your starting five” if those players are all Top 25 earners. “There’s some reports in the Big 12 where we’re starting to see some of their forwards (receiving) in excess of $1M a year. The Big 12 is a hotbed for basketball right now and where earnings can be at.” Meanwhile, the details of the market remain opaque even to coaches, with Colorado HC Tad Boyle saying: “I’m coaching, and I don’t know (what’s going on) because there’s no transparency. Everything you hear and everything you read, you don’t know what’s true. But I do know this: There’s a lot of kids that have been promised things that have not been delivered.” Keller says less than 5% of Power 4 schools have a dedicated GM but that 75% have at least one full-time employee working with NIL issues. “And 100% of schools have people handling these responsibilities one way or another. As we start to get closer and beyond with revenue sharing, those will be busy people, and they’re going to be commonplace.” More. (link)

Houston Men’s Basketball HC Kelvin Sampson talks with Sportico’s Daniel Libit about the Cougars’ decision to participate in the Players Era Festival and says he first heard about it from Portland Trailblazers Asst. GM Steve Rosenberry. Sampson recalls saying: “C’mon, man, quit playing. He started rattling off all this stuff like I was like on The Price Is Right when the balloons start falling.” Libit observes that “whether Players Era will live up to all its hype remains an open question, but it likely would not have gotten nearly this far, this quickly, without the initial buy-in of Sampson. … The compliance director of one Power Four athletic department told Sportico that, upon being pitched an invite last year, his school instantly decided the NCAA ‘was going to find a way to not make it work.’” However, Sampson was convinced by festival Co-Founder Seth Berger, who is also the former CEO and co-founder of And1, that there was a plan to make the event compliant, but tells Libit he still wasn’t sure he wanted to make the Cougars’ schedule more difficult than it already was. “My ideal [way] of balancing our schedule was not to add Alabama, Rutgers and Notre Dame. I am not sure I would have done that except for the NIL thing and the consistency of it, where it is every year. An opportunity to be in this tournament to get the money they are talking about? You are crazy not to take it.” Lots more, including this from Sampson about the late scheduling: “You don’t work on your MTE schedule in the middle of August. But this deal, for NIL purposes, for being able to go through an avenue that doesn’t require donor participation, where you don’t have to tax your fan base, we have to do things like this. Sometimes you have to pay your own bills.” (link)

NIL Today, continued…

+ Notre Dame announces the launch of RALLY, a “collective and lifestyle agency for the next iteration of collegiate athletics dedicated to creating meaningful and market-based [NIL] opportunities for Notre Dame student-athletes.” Fighting Irish AD Pete Bevacqua: “We couldn’t be more excited for the creation of RALLY, a new collective formed to create commercial name, image and likeness opportunities for our Notre Dame student-athletes. As we navigate the new landscape of college athletics, our collaboration with RALLY will set our student-athletes and athletics programs up for success for years to come.” (link)

+ Basepath has updated its General Manager platform. Co-Founder/CEO Thomas Thomas Jr.: “These updates are a direct response to the real-world challenges athletic departments face today. Our partners have given us feedback, and we’ve responded with tools that improve efficiency and provide a clearer picture of how teams can build for success, both on the field and financially. With these latest enhancements to our GM tool, we’re providing athletic departments with even more precision and control in managing their NIL operations.” (link)

+ The Arkansas Edge collective is partnering with Community Auctions, an Arkansas-based provider of handmade sports and entertainment memorabilia that benefits local nonprofit organizations, to host at least 50 rotating table auctions in restaurants, hotels, and other businesses across Arkansas. A significant portion of the proceeds from these live auction tables will be shared with Arkansas Edge monthly. (link)

More Personnel…

+ Ole Miss Chancellor Glenn Boyce has been appointed to the NCAA Board of Governors. (link)

+ Playfly names On3 Director of Athlete Relations, Digital and Brand Strategy Morgyn Seigfried as GM for Playfly Max at Penn State, where she will oversee NIL revenue generation on behalf of Penn State Athletics, securing commercial NIL partnership agreements and developing comprehensive strategies to grow new income streams for the athletic department. (link)

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(NEWEST!) Deputy Athletics Director/Chief Revenue Officer (University of Arkansas at Little Rock / Little Rock, AR): Little Rock Athletics seeks a Deputy AD/Chief Revenue Officer to lead revenue generating efforts via fundraising, sponsorship & ticket sales, NIL efforts and other key initiatives. More details HERE. Interested in learning more about this position? Hear from Trojans' AD Frank Cuervo about the opening. HERE.

 

(NEWEST!) Associate Athletics Director - Development (University of Arkansas at Little Rock / Little Rock, AR): Little Rock seeks an Associate AD for Development to oversee of athletics fundraising, inspiring new levels of philanthropic support via major gifts, annual giving & sport specific gifts. More details HERE. Interested in learning more about this position? Hear from Trojans' AD Frank Cuervo about the opening. HERE.

 

(NEWEST!) Associate AD - Strategic Communications (University of Arkansas at Little Rock / Little Rock, AR): Little Rock Athletics seeks an Associate AD for Communications, to lead all strategic communications & creative services, including PR, social media, content development & broadcasting. More details HERE. Interested in learning more about this position? Hear from Trojans' AD Frank Cuervo about the opening. HERE.

(NEWEST!) Coach/GM - Basketball (University of California – San Diego / La Jolla, CA): Develop and implement a comprehensive NIL program, including educational and support structures to enhance NIL activity among scholar-athletes. More details HERE.

 

(NEWEST!) Assistant Coach, Women's Water Polo (San Diego State University / San Diego, CA): We’re looking for an experienced Assistant Women’s Water Polo Coach to join our team at SDSU. This position will be working closely with Goalies on a daily basis. More details HERE.

 

(NEW!) Associate Director, Communications and Creative Services (University of Delaware / Newark, DE): Are you a game changer with a growth mindset? Join the Communications and Creative Creative Services team at University of Delaware Department of Athletics, Community and Campus Recreation More details HERE.

 

(NEW!) Assistant Director, Ticket Operations and Allocations (University of Texas – Austin / Austin, TX): To assist in the execution and fulfillment of assigned responsibilities as a member of the Ticket Sales and Operations team and strategies. More details HERE.

 

(NEW!) Compliance Coordinator (Kansas State University / Manhattan, KS): K-State Athletics is seeking qualified applicants for a Compliance Coordinator, which is a full-time, salaried, benefits-eligible position. More details HERE.

 

(NEW!) Head Field Hockey Coach (Barton College / Wilson, NC): Barton College is seeking a Head Field Hockey Coach to launch our inaugural program and oversee all aspects of it. (DII) More details HERE.

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Assistant/Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance and Academics (Dallas Baptist University / Dallas, TX): More details HERE.

 

Senior Learning Services Specialist and Academic Advisor (San Diego State University / San Diego, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant A.D. for Academic Services (Louisiana Tech University / Ruston, LA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director for Academic Services (Louisiana Tech University / Ruston, LA): More details HERE.

 

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Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development (University of Oregon / Eugene, OR): More details HERE.

 

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Director of Business Operations (Clemson University / Clemson, SC): More details HERE.

 

Manager of Account Solutions (WMT Digital / Remote, US): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director of Business Operations and Gift Reporting (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): More details HERE.

 

Controller (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics / Westlake, OH): More details HERE.

 

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Assistant Director for Athletics Business Services (Drake University / Des Moines, IA): More details HERE.

 

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Associate Athletics Director, Administration or a Senior Associate Athletics Director, Administration, Nevada Athletics (University of Nevada – Reno / Reno, NV): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Business Operations (University of South Florida / Tampa, FL): More details HERE.

 

Associate/Senior Associate Athletics Director of Budget and Finance (West Virginia University / Morgantown, WV): More details HERE.

 

Director of Budget & Financial Analyst (University of Oklahoma / Norman, OK): More details HERE.

 

Southern Conference Associate Commissioner (Southern Conference / Spartanburg, SC): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletics Director for Finance & Administration/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (Dartmouth College / Hanover, NH): More details HERE.

 

Accountant I (Mississippi State University / Mississippi State, MS): More details HERE.

 

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Assistant Business Manager (Colorado State University / Fort Collins, CO): More details HERE.

 

Finance Coordinator (2 Positions Available) (University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletics Director & Chief Financial Officer (Austin Peay State University / Clarksville, TN): More details HERE.

Assistant Coach, Women's Lacrosse (University of Maryland / College Park, MD): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Cheer Coach (Kansas State University / Manhattan, KS): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Women's Tennis Coach (University of South Carolina / Columbia, SC): More details HERE.

 

Assistant/Associate Coach-Cross Country/Track and Field - 501252 (University of Richmond / Richmond, VA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Coach, Women's Tennis (Stanford University / Stanford, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Coach, Men's and Women's Fencing - Saber (Stanford University / Stanford, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Women's Basketball Coach (Troy University / Troy, AL): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Track and Field Coach (Army West Point / West Point, NY): More details HERE.

Associate Director, Broadcast Engineering (University of California – Los Angeles – UCLA / Los Angeles, CA): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations (Pepperdine University / Malibu, CA): More details HERE. 

 

Associate AD, Strategic Communications (University of Arizona / Tucson, AZ): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Dir of Creative Video (University of Utah / Salt Lake City, UT): More details HERE.

 

Assistant AD, Bronco Productions & Digital Strategy (Western Michigan University / Kalamazoo, MI): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director for Fan Engagement and Marketing (University of Alabama – Birmingham / Birmingham, AL): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director of External Strategy (Jacksonville University / Jacksonville, FL): More details HERE.

 

Director of Video Production & Creative Content (Winthrop University / Rock Hill, SC): More details HERE.

 

Program Director, Fan Experience (Industry title is Director) (University of Notre Dame / Notre Dame, IN): More details HERE.

 

Asst Dir- Broadcast Operations (University of California – San Diego / La Jolla, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Strategic Communications (Texas Christian University / Fort Worth, TX): More details HERE.

Associate AD for Sports Brands and Communications (University of Southern California / Los Angeles, CA): More details HERE.

 

Media Relations Assistant (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi / Corpus Christi, TX): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Strategic Communications Director (Purdue University / West Lafayette, IN): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Fan Engagement (Baylor University / Waco, TX): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Strategic Communications (University of Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh, PA): More details HERE.

 

Asst Dir Marketing & Fan Engagement (William & Mary / Williamsburg, VA): More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Creative Video (United States Air Force Academy / Colorado Springs, CO): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Strategic Communications (Dartmouth College / Hanover, NH): More details HERE.

 

Social Media Strategist (University of Maryland / College Park, MD): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletics Director-Marketing & Engagement (University of Arkansas at Little Rock / Little Rock, AR): More details HERE. Interested in learning more about this position? Hear from Trojans' AD Frank Cuervo about the opening. HERE.

 

Associate Director for Communications and Creative Content (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Marketing (University of Notre Dame / Notre Dame, IN): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director, Digital Marketing (Army West Point / West Point, NY): More details HERE

 

Director of Fan Experience (Kansas State University / Manhattan, KS): More details HERE.

 

Deputy or Senior Associate Athletic Director, Chief Revenue Officer (University of Memphis / Memphis, TN): More details HERE. The D1.dossier for the recent AD opening at Memphis is available for those wanting a leg-up in the interview process. HERE

 

Associate Director, Athletics Communications And Ideation (Bucknell University / Lewisburg, PA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of NIL & Revenue Generation (University of North Carolina – Wilmington / Wilmington, NC): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director, Marketing and Fan Engagement (Kent State University / Kent, OH): More details HERE.

 

Director of Branding (NCAA / Indianapolis, IN): More details HERE.

 

Director of Communications & Content Creation for Women's Basketball (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director of External Relations (Lewis University / Romeoville, IL): (DII) More details HERE. 

 

Assistant Director, Athletic Communications (University of Nebraska at Omaha / Omaha, NE): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director/Coordinator, Fan Experience (Stanford University / Stanford, CA): More details HERE.

 

Creative Content Specialist/Videographer (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director, Creative Video (University of Delaware / Newark, DE): More details HERE.

Athletics Graphic Designer (Lamar University / Beaumont, TX): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director, Football Communications (UCLA / Los Angeles, CA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director of Strategic Communications (University of Arizona / Tucson, AZ): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Communications (University of Northern Colorado / Greeley, CO): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director Athletic Creative Video (Creighton University / Omaha, NE): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Relations (University of Northern Colorado / Greeley, CO): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director of Broadcast Engineering (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): More details HERE.

 

Producer, Live Events (Duke University / Durham, NC): More details HERE.

 

Coordinator, Marketing and Engagement (Southeast Missouri State University / Cape Girardeau, MO): More details HERE.

Team Lead of Transfer Eligibility (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) / Kansas City, KS): More details HERE.

 

Assistant/Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance and Academics (Dallas Baptist University / Dallas, TX): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletics Director - Compliance (University of California – San Diego / La Jolla, CA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director, Athletics Compliance, Monitoring (University of Miami / Miami, FL): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of NIL & Revenue Generation (University of North Carolina – Wilmington / Wilmington, NC): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director for Compliance & Student-Athlete Services (Loyola University Chicago / Chicago, IL): More details HERE.

 

Compliance Coordinator (University of New Hampshire / Durham, NH): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance (Fresno State / Fresno, CA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director, Recruiting & Eligibility (University of California – Berkeley / Berkeley, CA): JOB ID #71851 More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Development & Member Services (Clemson University / Clemson, SC): More details HERE.

 

Deputy Athletic Director - Development (Oral Roberts University / Tulsa, OK): More details HERE.

 

Director of Development (University of South Carolina / Columbia, SC): More details HERE.

 

Executive Director of the Bulldog Foundation/Assistant/Associate Athletics Director (Fresno State / Fresno, CA): More details HERE.

 

Associate AD/Senior Associate AD for Development & NIL (University of Northern Iowa / Cedar Falls, IA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant/Associate/Senior Associate Athletic Director for Championship Resources (University of North Alabama / Florence, AL): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director of Athletics Development (College of the Holy Cross / Worcester, MA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director for Development (Syracuse University / Syracuse, NY): More details HERE.

 

Cuse Athletics Fund, Data Analyst (Syracuse University / Syracuse, NY): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Grizzly Scholarship Association (University of Montana / Missoula, MT): More details HERE.

 

Deputy or Senior Associate Athletic Director, Chief Revenue Officer (University of Memphis / Memphis, TN): More details HERE. The D1.dossier for the recent AD opening at Memphis is available for those wanting a leg-up in the interview process. HERE

 

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

 

Assistant Director of NIL & Revenue Generation (University of North Carolina – Wilmington / Wilmington, NC): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director of External Relations (Lewis University / Romeoville, IL): (DII) More details HERE. 

 

Associate Athletic Director for Development (Eastern Michigan University / Ypsilanti, MI): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director, Major Gifts (Tulane University / New Orleans, LA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Director of Development, Athletics (The George Washington University / DC): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate AD, Development (Long Beach State University / Long Beach, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Special Events and Annual Giving (Long Beach State University / Long Beach, CA): More details HERE.

 

Vice President, Philanthropy (USA Lacrosse / Sparks, NV): More details HERE.

Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations (Pepperdine University / Malibu, CA): More details HERE. 

 

Deputy Athletic Director - Development (Oral Roberts University / Tulsa, OK): More details HERE.

 

Vice President and Director of Athletics (Villanova University / Villanova, PA): More details HERE.

 

Associate AD/Senior Associate AD for Development & NIL (University of Northern Iowa / Cedar Falls, IA): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate AD - Capital Projects, Facilities & Events (Vanderbilt University / Nashville, TN): More details HERE.

 

Assistant/Associate/Senior Associate Athletic Director for Championship Resources (University of North Alabama / Florence, AL): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletics Director, Administration or a Senior Associate Athletics Director, Administration, Nevada Athletics (University of Nevada – Reno / Reno, NV): More details HERE.

 

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics (University of Illinois at Chicago / Chicago, IL): More details HERE. The D1.dossier for this position is available HERE.

 

Deputy or Senior Associate Athletic Director, Chief Revenue Officer (University of Memphis / Memphis, TN): More details HERE. The D1.dossier for the recent AD opening at Memphis is available for those wanting a leg-up in the interview process. HERE

 

Associate/Senior Associate Athletics Director of Budget and Finance (West Virginia University / Morgantown, WV): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletics Director for Finance & Administration/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (Dartmouth College / Hanover, NH): More details HERE.

 

Vice President for Athletics (Hanover College / Hanover, IN): (DIII) More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate AD, Development (Long Beach State University / Long Beach, CA): More details HERE.

 

Director of Athletics (Portland State University / Portland, OR): More details HERE. The D1.dossier for this position is available HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Relations (University of Northern Colorado / Greeley, CO): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance (Fresno State / Fresno, CA): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletics Director & Chief Financial Officer (Austin Peay State University / Clarksville, TN): More details HERE.

 

Vice President, Philanthropy (USA Lacrosse / Sparks, NV): More details HERE.

Director of Rentals, Facilities & Operations (Yale University / New Haven, CT): More details HERE.

 

Director Projects & Facilities (Rose Bowl Stadium / Pasadena, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations (Utah State University / Logan, UT): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletics Director – Facilities & Event Management (University of Arkansas at Little Rock / Little Rock, AR): More details HERE. Interested in learning more about this position? Hear from Trojans' AD Frank Cuervo about the opening. HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director for Facilities and Game Operations (University of Texas – Arlington / Arlington, TX): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate AD - Capital Projects, Facilities & Events (Vanderbilt University / Nashville, TN): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletics Director of Athletics Facilities & Operations (Dartmouth College / Hanover, NH): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director - Facilities and Event Operations (University of California – Santa Barbara / Santa Barbara, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director - Events, Facilities and Projects (University of California – Santa Barbara / Santa Barbara, CA): More details HERE.

 

Asst. Director, Athletic Equipment Operations (University of Miami / Miami, FL): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Event Management and Camps (University of Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh, PA): More details HERE.

 

Southern Conference Associate Commissioner (Southern Conference / Spartanburg, SC): More details HERE.

 

Lead Athletic Groundskeeper (Stanford University / Stanford, CA): More details HERE.

 

Stadium Events and Engagement Coordinator (Colorado State University / Fort Collins, CO): More details HERE.

 

Sports Turf Manager Assistant (University of Kentucky / Lexington, KY): More details HERE.

Director, Sport Administration (Stanford University / Stanford, CA): More details HERE.

Sports Dietician (Auburn University / Auburn, AL): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Performance Coach or Assistant Director of Athletic Performance (Men’s Baseball and Two Olympic Sports) (Illinois State University / Normal, IL): More details HERE.

 

Athletic Trainer - Baseball (Murray State University / Murray, KY): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Trainer (Wichita State University / Wichita, KS): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Trainer-Softball (University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg, MS): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Medicine & Training (Temple University / Philadelphia, PA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Trainer (University of California – San Diego / La Jolla, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assc Athl Trainer - WBB (New Mexico State University / Las Cruces, NM): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Trainer (University of California – Santa Barbara / Santa Barbara, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Trainer (The College of New Jersey / Ewing, NJ): (DIII) More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Trainer (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Performance (Drake University / Des Moines, IA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Sports Performance Coach (University of Northern Colorado / Greeley, CO): More details HERE.

 

Athletic Trainer (Georgia Tech / Atlanta, GA): More details HERE.

Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Relations (University of Northern Colorado / Greeley, CO): More details HERE.

Director of Ticket Operations (University of Washington / Seattle, WA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Ticket Service & Retention (Army West Point / West Point, NY): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletics Director, Ticket Sales & Service (Army West Point / West Point, NY): More details HERE.

 

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

 

Director of Ticket Operations (Baylor University / Waco, TX): More details HERE.

 

Deputy or Senior Associate Athletic Director, Chief Revenue Officer (University of Memphis / Memphis, TN): More details HERE. The D1.dossier for the recent AD opening at Memphis is available for those wanting a leg-up in the interview process. HERE

 

Associate Athletic Director of External Relations (Lewis University / Romeoville, IL): (DII) More details HERE. 

 

Director of Ticket Sales (University of New Mexico / Albuquerque, NM): More details HERE. 

Assistant Director of Ticket Operations (Oregon State University / Corvallis, OR): More details HERE.

 

Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Relations (University of Northern Colorado / Greeley, CO): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Athletics Ticket Sales (Tulane University / New Orleans, LA): More details HERE.

 

Senior Director of Ticket Operations and Data Strategy (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): More details HERE.