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D1.ticker Morning Edition - Saturday, March 1, 2025

Delaware AD Chrissi Rawak will not be the new CEO of USA Swimming after all, with the organization’s board of directors releasing the following statement yesterday: “USA Swimming today announced that, due to unforeseen personal circumstances that we learned about late this week, Chrissi Rawak will not assume the role of President and CEO. Shana Ferguson remains in place as Interim CEO. While this outcome is not what we expected or hoped for, we maintain the utmost confidence in the strength of our organization, leadership team, staff and strategic direction.”  (link)

The contract extension for Bowling Green AD Derek van der Merwe could keep him with the Falcons through 2030 & comes with a pay pay increase from $300K to $330K. There’s also the opportunity to earn a $10K kicker per year if donations increase by 10%. All per CollegeAD. (link)

Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman and National Sports Law Institute Executive Director Matt Mitten held a debate with Athletes.org Co-Founder Jim Cavale and KVD Strategies Founder/former FTC attorney Katherine Van Dyck about whether the NCAA should have an antitrust exemption as part of the AEI Education Policy Debate series. Cavale characterized the NCAA as a “serial antitrust violator” and argued: “We need to innovate right now in college athletics, and there's a middle ground to get this done. They don't need an antitrust exemption, they need a road to address their issues the same way other commercialized sports leagues have done it.” Ackerman and Mitten maintained that the NCAA needs a “safe harbor” to protect its tradition of amateurism and education activities, with Ackerman commenting: “Antitrust, employment, Title IX, and tax law are all colliding in the college sports space. We believe Congress is most equipped to reconcile these federal laws and provide the clarity needed to bring order to activities that are near and dear to the hearts of athletes, coaches, campus communities, and legions of fans all across our country.” Van Dyck did not disagree but argued that college athletes need a collective bargaining agreement: “If the NCAA college athletes are allowed to unionize, the NCAA can bargain with them and resolve all of the issues that you just heard about. Giving the NCAA a wholesale antitrust exemption is totally unnecessary, and it would flip about 135 years of U.S. competition and labor policy upside down.” After the event, based on an audience poll, the team of Cavale and Van Dyck were declared the winners with 65% of the audience agreeing that the NCAA should not receive an antitrust exemption. (link)

Inside Higher Ed has released its 2025 Survey of College and University Presidents, conducted with Hanover Research, which finds that 89% of respondents somewhat or strongly agree with the statement that they enjoy being president. Meanwhile, 88% somewhat or strongly agree their governing board sufficiently supports them, 73% indicate their shared governance model works well and 60% agree that political efforts to influence institutional strategy poses a threat to their institution. Despite the widespread agreement that their own governing boards support them, just 41% of respondents agree that governing boards across the country support their presidents and/or chancellors. Perhaps the most surprising revelation is just 37% of campus CEOs agreeing that the pros of tenure outweigh the cons. SMU higher ed professor Michael Harris notes tenure can be a “thorn in the side of presidents and provosts” but says it can also serve as a buffer to political attacks on academic freedom. “Presidents understand – even if tenure is a pain for them to deal with – the damage it would do to them in recruiting faculty [to lose tenure]. So there’s a self-interested argument on keeping tenure, even if they personally would like for the whole industry to get rid of it.” Presidents were asked to select up to two entities they believe to be most at fault for the rising tensions regarding campus speech and 70% pointed at politicians, 27% ticked faculty and 18% selected students. Regarding students’ mental health, 81% believe their institution has done a good or excellent job of promoting student wellness, but just 44% somewhat or strongly agreed that undergraduate mental health is improving on their campus. Full report. (link)

Temple will opt into rev share. AD Arthur Johnson: “This decision reflects the University's commitment to athletics and our student-athletes. The ability to share a pool of benefits directly with them not only enhances their experience while at Temple but also sets our department up for success in the future.” (link)

New Mexico State will opt into rev share. Acting AD Amber Burdge says the exact amount will be determined in the coming months. (link)

The San Diego State-affiliated MESA Foundation says it will work with “north of $2 million” in NIL dollars to help construct the Aztecs’ 2025-26 Men’s Basketball roster as conversations with current student-athletes have already begun. MESA Foundation Founder Jeff Smith on if the budget is large enough: “What I would say is, even though that is twice as big as it was last year, we are very aware that in order to retain the group of guys we have and to address a few of the openings, we could be in the range of $1 million to $1.5 million behind where we need to be. [...] It just remains to be seen if the numbers we’ve offered is enough to keep everybody. At the same time, we’re very aware that other schools and other collectives, despite players not being in the portal, are already doing whatever they can to corrupt some of our guys for potential opportunities to go other places. That’s just the reality of it.” (link)

As it turns out, U.S. District Court Judge Tilman “Tripp” Self is an NCAA Football referee who has worked in the Southern Conference, leading the counsel of Georgia Baseball student-athlete Dylan Goldstein to file for Self to vacate his ruling yesterday denying Goldstein of additional eligibility due to a potential conflict of interest. Sportico’s Michael McCann & Daniel Libit: “While Self’s second career as a referee is not widely known, it is hardly a secret, raising questions about whether Goldstein’s legal team flagged it as a potential conflict of interest. A request for comment emailed to Goldstein’s lead attorney went unanswered. [...] It’s possible Goldstein’s attorneys, mindful of judicial discretion on whether to step aside, decided against such a request. The litigation began on Feb. 18, giving Goldstein limited time to secure an order that allows him to play this spring, and any delay in the proceedings caused by the assignment of a new judge could have been a problem. Also, given that Self does not appear to have been an employee of the NCAA, the attorneys might have believed there is not a sufficient conflict.” (link, link)

USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz reveals the witness list for Tuesday’s U.S. House subcommittee hearing on college sports and NIL: South Carolina Football HC Shane Beamer, Illinois AD Josh Whitman, former Duke track & field student-athlete Emily Cole, former Abilene Christian football student-athlete Anthony Egbo Jr., and former Clemson football student-athlete/VP of the College Football Players Association Justin Falcinelli. Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter points out that Egbo is the “former vice-chair of the NCAA Division I student athlete advisory committee so that likely hints at what his testimony will look like.” (link)

The Athletic’s Chris Vannini writes on what comes next after EA Sports College Football 25 broke industry sales records. EA Sports SVP Daryl Holt: “It outperformed all our expectations. It’s become part of the cultural landscape of college football this year. It was exciting and fun and amazing to see. The title became the belle of the ball (within EA). [...] We went into it knowing there was a lot of stuff we couldn’t get into the first year. So there’s a lot of meat left on the bone.” Vannini: “Some of the most common requests from gamers are game modes and features that were available in older versions or other sports games: an expanded Road to Glory mode with more time spent as a high school player; Mascot Mode, in which every player on the field is replaced with a plush mascot; the ability to play online dynasties across different gaming consoles; access to great teams from throughout college football history.” What about the potential for a college hoops game? Holt: “There was a clear need, want, desire from our community and the faithful were there (for college football). As developers, we try to figure out how we can get creative on reaching other aspects of sports, whether that be a smaller sport or one that doesn’t have a game. But right now, my focus has been on American football. We’ll keep looking for those things, but as a developer and working in sports, you’re always tapping your head going, what else could be possible?” Lots more. (link)

Wichita State’s home attendance across men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, softball and baseball was 315,828 during the 2014-15 school year but dipped to 181,055 in 2023-24 and is on track to decline further this year. Softball is the lone sport of the group with an uptick in fans, going from 284 in 2016 to 826 last year. Part of the dip in men’s hoops could be attributed to the change from the Missouri Valley Conference to the American Athletic Conference in 2017. Assoc. AD for Strategic Communications Tami Cutler observes that most MVC games were Friday and Saturday nights while AAC ones are played on Sundays: “We’re competing with other things, church and… (the Kansas City) Chiefs and other things. And so … the Sunday matches… kind of turned into, well, … it doesn’t matter who we’re playing because … people already have activities planned for that day.” The athletics department conducts fan experience surveys at the end of each season and hosts regular listening sessions to try to help turn the attendance numbers around. (link)

The Big 12 unveiled its first-ever “XII Court”, an XII-branded court on which the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will be played on. The league partnered with global sportswear brand and retailer UNDEFEATED on the XII Court design, which features the brand's 5-strike logo. (link)

Chicago State has announced a partnership with Influxer to “allow student-athletes to create co-branded personalized merchandise for fans to purchase.” (link)

D1.ticker Evening Standard - Friday, February 28, 2025

The NCAA’s revenue increased by $91M YoY to $1.38B in FY24, marking the highest inflation-adjusted total in at least two decades, per USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz; however, with the $2.78B House settlement factored into its FY24 accounting, the NCAA’s total liabilities jumped from $304M in FY23 to $3.06B, resulting in a net asset total of minus-$1.97B. Sportico’s Daniel Libit and Eben Novy-Williams note the association “said it ended the year with $1.03B of financial assets available within a year—which includes cash ($265.8M), accounts receivable ($55.6M) and investments that can be quickly liquidated ($705.9M). That’s up from $815.3M in fiscal 2023.” Setting aside the House settlement, the NCAA ran a surplus of nearly $166M in FY24 and CFO Mario Morris says: "With an overall revenue increase of $91M this fiscal year, the NCAA continues to provide its membership with sound fiscal operations and its student-athletes with quality benefits and an unmatched championship experience. We anticipate a debt-free NCAA in 2025, and moving forward, revenue generation is top of mind and efforts to reduce costs are a priority. Good fiscal responsibility positions the NCAA to better weather future expenses, while continuing to look for improvements that help member schools." The lion’s share of the revenue ($948M) came from TV and media rights while $263M came from championships and NIT tournaments. More on the finances. (link, link); Full independent audit. (link)

Saint Francis AD James Downer is no longer with the university, according to the Altoona Mirror’s Jarrod Prugar. More: “While a successor has not been officially named by the university, long-time Saint Francis athletics administrator Jim Brazill is listed as the athletic director.” (link)

Iowa State extends AD Jamie Pollard’s contract through June 30, 2030. President Wendy Wintersteen: "During Jamie's 20 years, the university has celebrated all-time program bests academically and athletically, and significant growth in attendance. He has built a culture of success at Iowa State, while navigating the many changes in collegiate athletics. I also appreciate Jamie's efforts to create a new vision for the Iowa State Center and athletic facilities through the CyTown entertainment district concept." (link)

WCC Commissioner/NCAA Men’s Basketball committee member Stu Jackson joins the Canzano & Wilner podcast and says the Power 4 conferences “dictated” the College Football Playoff revenue-share, the “fast-forward, we saw it again with the House settlement and in part because the four conferences, along with the NCAA, were defendants in the case, they essentially dictated our responsibility as other conferences what our level of participation would be in the damages and the options that we had with respect to revenue-sharing if and when the House settlement was approved. Throughout both of those processes there were a lot of people kept in the dark, and here we are, once again, facing a potential restructuring of NCAA governance and what championships will look like going forward, and we're somewhat in the dark again. And for me it's a lost opportunity for leadership because anytime you have that much responsibility, I think as a leader, who’s someone that knows where this is all going…has a responsibility to show everybody else what that direction looks like. And that has not happened. … And here we are in this mess where many of the conferences, like ours and institutions across all conferences nationally, are sitting in the dark waiting for the tablets to be handed down.” When it comes to expanding the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, Jackson says he’s “all for it as long as the value of the basketball unit that many conferences around the country rely on for their athletic department budgets isn't compromised. If financially the NCAA is able to somehow negotiate an expansion of the tournament that brings in more revenue as to not compromise that unit, okay. But I don't think the NCAA tournament is broken with a field of 68.” Lots more. (link)

MAAC Commissioner Travis Tellitocci says the league is considering a rebrand that may or may not include a name change: "Our identity isn't really well understood. We're often referred to as 'the MAAC with two As,' or 'the MAAC that doesn't have football' or 'the other MAAC.' Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, it's a bit of a mouthful. So there's often even confusion about what that stands for. We frequently get 'Mid Atlantic' or some other misinterpretation. It's a challenge I think we continue to navigate as we look to strengthen our brand and our identity." Conference leaders have met with focus groups including alumni, athletes, administrators and others to discuss the matter, but Tellitocci notes that “at the end of the day, there might be a desire to keep things exactly how they are. I just think it's important to have the conversation and explore ways to better brand ourselves, not only in the Northeast, where there's a stronger recognition, but nationally as well." Former Commissioner Rich Ensor says a name change has been discussed several times over the years. "Always a question about perceived brand confusion nationally versus messing with your established brand regionally. And what do you use instead and how much new brand confusion do you inject into (the) marketplace and with the fans? It's not an inexpensive process on many levels with name/logo changes, but it can inject a new vitality…if backed by a strong rollout campaign." (link)

Texas A&M and Playfly Sports have agreed to a 15-year multimedia rights partnership. Aggies AD Trev Alberts: “We are entering a new era of collegiate athletics and Texas A&M is positioned to be a strong leader. This partnership with Playfly reflects our commitment to innovation, maximizing our revenue potential, and providing new opportunities for our student-athletes, fans, and corporate partners. Our ability to find and grow, approved, fair market NIL deals to organically grow our cap will be critically important. With a focus on NIL, premium experiences, and strategic partnerships, we are excited about the transformative impact this collaboration will have on our programs, our university, and the entire Aggie Network.” (link); TexAgs.com Executive Editor/Co-Owner Billy Liucci cites sources as saying that the deal, which begins in July 2026, is worth $515M and is fully guaranteed. The site also noted A&M jumps from $18M annually to $34M annually. (link)

Ohio State AD Ross Bjork tells Columbus Business First’s Amanda Tonoli that while OSU is a self-sustaining athletic department, “how we spend our money and how we make our money has to be different” given the changes in the industry. Bjork adds that “the goal” is to keep OSU’s 36 sports, and the Buckeyes are still “going through the mapping of what does revenue-sharing look like” in terms of how much each sport gets. “We’ll have an allocation to football. We’ll have an allocation to a couple other sports. Not every athlete will receive that check, that type of support.” Bjork believes NIL will “sort of level set, because you’ll now have institutional dollars” and he notes the Buckeyes have “reworked the budget and (generated) new revenue and cut expenses.” Still, he maintains OSU must continue to invest in facilities and further monetize them. “The team, before I got here, came up with the stadium tour idea. That is essentially just sort of a found revenue source. ... It hasn’t even been a year, (and) we’re approaching almost $1M.” (link)

Georgia AD Josh Brooks covers several topics on The Paul Finebaum Show, including his advocacy for the league as a whole to get as many teams in the College Football Playoff as possible: “I believe in the strength of this league, and the strength of this league is the quality from one to 16, so I’m always going to advocate for as many of our teams to get in as possible.” Brooks also notes that “you hate to judge everything based off one year of the 12-team format and say, ‘Well, this is what it is,’ but I do have concerns. You have recent stories where certain games have been canceled in series – Power 4 matchups out of conference – and there's been comments made to the regard of they didn't think that game would help them, it would only hurt them. That's frustrating to read because that shows that the committee probably isn't putting enough weight on strength of schedule, which only then hurts our fans, hurts our product if we’re not able to go schedule those games and we have to go water down the schedule because our primary focus shifts from quality of competition to quantity of wins and that’s not great for anyone.” (link); Brooks also believes that adding a ninth conference football game would likely mean more revenue from ESPN: “Obviously we’ve got great brand and the conference is strong, and if you look at the viewership reports from college football this year, the SEC was all over it…so we know there’s a lot of value there.” (link)

Florida State AD Michael Alford says the West Sideline Club seats at Doak Campbell Stadium are sold at 92% capacity (2,174 seats); the Dunlap Champions Club is sold at 82% capacity (2,860 seats); and the West chairback seats, which only recently have gone up for sale, are at 29% (2,379). Alford also notes FSU has already “reached or exceeded” its projected capital gift commitments for both the West Sideline Club ($28.6M) and Champions Club ($28.9M). Meanwhile, a new standalone football facility is slated to be completed in August, but Alford says the team will likely wait to move in until the first bye week in early September. (link)

San Diego State AD John David Wicker called the Pac-12 Enterprises HQ a “phenomenal facility” and told fans this week that “not only are they going to be able to help us produce our content, about half of the production capability of the facility, we’re going to be able to go out to other entities, Major League Baseball, the NBA, Cal, Stanford, other institutions, produce their content and then they’re going to pay us to do it. It’s another revenue stream that we’re going to have.” Wicker added of conference expansion: “We’ll figure out if we’re adding one, two or three more schools and whether they’re coming in all of their sports. They might be coming in in some of their sports. There’s a lot of work to get done, but our goal is to be done with that by June 30, so people can let their other conference know they’re going to come join the Pac-12, the best conference on the West Coast.” Wicker didn’t specify exactly how much revenue SDSU will share with student-athletes but said it won’t be the full $20.5M. “If anybody wants to write us that check right now, we’ll be happy to share that amount. But otherwise, we’ll be at a number lower than that.” (link)

St. Bonaventure will opt into the House settlement, and Bonnies AD Bob Beretta explains this is a “move designed to strengthen our university as a whole, not just Athletics. President Gingerich and our Board of Trustees recognize the value a successful men's basketball program brings to the university, and I appreciate their leadership in this moment of significant change. Opting into the settlement terms will allow St. Bonaventure Athletics to remain competitive nationally and to continue to deliver our student-athletes a championship experience.” (link); William & Mary will also opt into the House settlement. (link); Same for Lamar. (link); And Austin Peay. (link); East Texas A&M will opt in, as well. (link)

Texas Tech announces FY24 revenues of $126.78M and operating expenses of $126.71 for a surplus of a little over $70K per the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams. It marks a return to a more normal budget range, following an outlier related to the new football facilities project that created a $10.4M surplus in FY23, stemming largely from a $56.25M increase in realized department contributions. TTU’s largest sources of FY24 operating revenue came from media rights, NCAA & conference distributions ($36.85M), gift contributions ($32.28M), royalties, licensing and advertising/sponsorships ($17.05M) and ticket sales ($16.75M down from $18.21M in FY23). Tech also “subsidized athletics with $8.26 million in indirect institutional support for athletics facilities debt service and $6.513 million in direct institutional support.” Citing one less home game this season, football’s operating budget decreased from $80.8M in FY23 to $72.5M in FY24. The biggest budget expenses came from compensation ($49.05M - split almost eventually between coaching and support staff/admin pay, benefits & bonuses), direct overhead and administrative costs ($12.92M), athletic facilities debt service, rental fees and leases ($12.20M), team travel ($9.42M) and scholarships ($7.94M). Overall, football ($28.47M) and men’s basketball ($2.51M) were the only two Red Raider sports to finish FY24 in the black. (link)

The Football Rules Committee has proposed modifications to the injury timeout rules for the 2025-26 season to state that if medical personnel enter the field to evaluate an injured player after the ball is spotted, that player's team would be charged a timeout. If the team does not have any timeouts remaining, a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty would be assessed. The committee notes the “impetus for recommending this change is to provide an in-game mechanism that can curtail the faking of injuries because committee members think these actions negatively affect the overall perception of the game.” Committee members also proposed that if a game reaches a third OT, each team would have one timeout to use until the game is concluded. Currently, teams are allotted one timeout for each overtime period. Other recommendations include: When the decision on instant replay is announced, the referee says only that the call on the field is "upheld" or "overturned." The terms "confirmed" and "stands" would not be used. Additionally, it was proposed that coach-to-player communication, similar to that used in FBS last year, be permissive for FCS teams. (link)

HBO’s Hard Knocks will cover North Carolina’s football program instead of an NFL team this summer. According to Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel, NFL Films turned to the Tar Heels because they could not find an NFL team willing to take part. NBC Sports’ Josh Alper adds that the New York Giants were the featured team during free agency and the draft last season, and “their stint will be best remembered for General Manager Joe Schoen explaining to team co-owner John Mara why he wouldn’t re-sign Saquon Barkley as a free agent. Mara told Schoen how much it would bother him if Barkley signed with the (Philadelphia) Eagles, which is exactly what happened and Mara had to watch the former Giant win the Super Bowl. The desire to avoid something similar likely contributed to the lack of interest from NFL teams, but the prospect of going behind the scenes as Belichick prepares for his first season as a college coach makes for a pretty good alternative for the series.” (link)

Coaches Corner presented by D1.relocation…

+ Bowling Green Football HC Scot Loeffler has stepped down to take over as quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. (link)

+ Our sincerest thoughts and prayers go out to Auburn Football HC Hugh Freeze, his family and the entire Tigers community following today’s announcement that he’s been diagnosed with an early form of prostate cancer. Freeze will reportedly undergo treatment while continuing with his normal coaching duties and responsibilities. (link)

+ Charlotte Women's Soccer HC Brandi Fontaine has been relieved of her duties. (link)

+ San Diego State is preparing to hire Notre Dame Director of Recruiting Caleb Davis as its new GM for Football. (link)

Legal Matters…

+ Fresno State has joined with the NCAA to investigate “allegations that two men's basketball players participated in daily fantasy contests based on their own performances.” Junior forward Mykell Robinson was removed from the roster, after playing in a Jan. 11 game against Nevada, following reports that he and associates made wagers and created fantasy entries including the under on his points and rebounds in contests in which he participated. Already dismissed senior guard Jalen Weaver told ESPN that “he played a daily fantasy contest on his points total in the Bulldogs' home game against New Mexico on Dec. 31.” In addition, senior guard Zaon Collins was recently held out of a game against Air Force for allegedly betting on pro sports, but remains part of the current roster. Prior to the Air Force contest, Weaver and Collins were two of the Bulldogs’ top three scorers at 12.5 and 12.0 ppg, respectively. (link)

+ Georgia baseball student-athlete Dylan Goldstein’s motion for a preliminary injunction allowing him to play for the Bulldogs in 2025 was denied on Friday by U.S. District Middle Court Judge Tripp Self, just three days following an in-person hearing. Goldstein's attempt to gain another season of eligibility, after one campaign at a junior college, came following the NCAA’s blanket waiver after Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia received an injunction to play in the fall of 2025. The NCAA waiver only covered athletes for the 2025-2026 academic year, not baseball players this spring. (link)

+ Oregon Representative John Lively (D-7) has introduced House Bill 3694 which would conflict with the House settlement’s NIL disclosure provisions and cause potential problems over independent contract review. Among the bill’s provisions is a “clause stating that any organization with authority over intercollegiate sports cannot require an athlete to disclose the terms of an NIL deal if the contract prohibits the athlete from disclosing.” The bill “also states that while college athletes may have to disclose NIL deals to their schools, those schools must treat the information as ‘confidential’ and exempt from disclosure under public records laws.” (link)

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Coordinator of Administrative and Business Operations (University of Tulsa / Tulsa, OK): More details HERE.

Assistant Football Coach - Offensive Coach (Southeast Missouri State University / Cape Girardeau, MO): More details HERE.

 

Head Coach, Volleyball (Le Moyne College / Syracuse, NY): More details HERE.

 

Head Coach, Women's Ice Hockey (Purdue University – Northwest / Hammond, IN): More details HERE.

 

Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach (Hope College / Holland, MI): (DIII) More details HERE.

 

Head Men's Soccer Coach (St. Bonaventure University / St. Bonaventure, NY): More details HERE.

 

Director for Women's Volleyball Operations (Kansas State University / Manhattan, KS): More details HERE

 

Assistant Soccer Coach (Illinois State University / Normal, IL): More details HERE.

 

Head Volleyball Coach (Williams Baptist University / Walnut Ridge, AR): (NAIA) More details HERE.

 

GA Pre-Professional - Athletics - Men's Tennis- SUMMER 2025-SPRING 2026 (Illinois State University / Normal, IL): More details HERE.

 

Women's Volleyball Head Coach (University of California – Riverside / Riverside, CA): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Women's Soccer Coach (University of California – Riverside / Riverside, CA): More details HERE.

 

Head Coach/Program Director - Spirit Squad (University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN): More details HERE.

 

Head Men's Soccer Coach (Colby College / Waterville, ME): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Volleyball Coach (Lycoming College / Williamsport, PA): (DIII) More details HERE.

 

Women’s Volleyball Assistant Coach (Johns Hopkins University / Baltimore, MD): (DIII) More details HERE.

 

Head Coach - Women's Volleyball (Middle Tennessee State University / Murfreesboro, TN): More details HERE

 

Assistant Field Hockey Coach (Hofstra University / Hempstead, NY): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Volleyball Coach (Duke University / Durham, NC): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Coach (Loyola Marymount University / Los Angeles, CA): More details HERE.

 

Head Coach - Women's Soccer (St. Lawrence University / Canton, NY): More details HERE.

 

Director of Spirit Programs (Creighton University / Omaha, NE): More details HERE.  

 

Assistant Volleyball Coach (University of Texas – Arlington / Arlington, TX): More details HERE.  

 

Assistant Coach, Indoor Volleyball (University of North Alabama / Florence, AL): More details HERE.

 

Offensive Assistant Coach (University of Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh, PA): More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Marketing (Louisiana State University (LSU) / Baton Rouge, LA): More details HERE.

 

Director of Men's Basketball Marketing (University of Mississippi / Oxford, MS): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Video Production (University of Washington / Seattle, WA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director, Marketing Strategy & Fan Engagement (Long Beach State University / Long Beach, CA): More details HERE.

 

Associate AD for External Affairs (Stetson University / DeLand, FL): More details HERE.

 

Director of Photography Services (Purdue University / West Lafayette, IN): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director for External Operations (Oakland University / Rochester, MI): More details HERE.

 

Director, Information Technology (Short's Travel Management / Waterloo, IA): More details HERE.

 

War Eagle Creative Assistant (Auburn University / Auburn, AL): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director of Communications and Brand Strategy for Carolina Football (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Graphic Design & Creative Content (University of Delaware / Newark, DE): More details HERE.

 

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

 

Graduate Assistant, Strategic Communications (University of Tennessee / Knoxville, TN): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director, BroncoPro (Boise State University / Boise, ID): More details HERE

 

Associate Director, Athletic Communications (University of California – Berkeley / Berkeley, CA): JOB ID 76108 More details HERE.

 

Associate/Assistant Athletics Director of Marketing (Appalachian State University / Boone, NC): More details HERE.

 

Director of Special Projects/Communications (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): More details HERE.

 

Gopher Athletics Internships 2025-26 (University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs (Winthrop University / Rock Hill, SC): More details HERE.

 

Director of Broadcast Video and Technology (University of North Carolina at Charlotte / Charlotte, NC): More details HERE.

 

Director of Creative Services and Social Media for Football (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): More details HERE.

Athletics Eligibility Coordinator (Utah Tech University (Formerly Dixie State University) / St. George, UT): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director – Compliance (Middle Tennessee State University / Murfreesboro, TN): More details HERE.

 

Executive Director - Happy Valley United (Blueprint Sports / State College, PA): More details HERE.

 

Executive Director - Arkansas Edge (Blueprint Sports / Fayetteville, AR): More details HERE.

 

Gopher Athletics Internships 2025-26 (University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director-Athletics Compliance (Onsite) (Georgia Tech / Atlanta, GA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletics Director for Compliance (Lamar University / Beaumont, TX): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletics Director, Compliance (University of Notre Dame / Notre Dame, IN): More details HERE.

Fundraising Associate, Athletics (FUNDRAISER 2 NEX) (University of California – Davis / Davis, CA): More details HERE.

 

Coordinator of Donor Experiences (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): More details HERE.

 

Director of Major Gifts (USA Triathlon / Colorado Springs, CO): More details HERE.

 

Director of the Jax State Athletic Foundation (Jacksonville State University / Jacksonville, AL): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Annual Fund & Special Events (Stetson University / DeLand, FL): More details HERE.

 

Associate AD for External Affairs (Stetson University / DeLand, FL): More details HERE.

 

Community and Events Coordinator (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi / Corpus Christi, TX): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletics Director for Major Gifts (University of New Mexico / Albuquerque, NM): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director, Development (Long Beach State University / Long Beach, CA): More details HERE

 

Associate Director, Major Gifts - Athletics (Northwestern University / Evanston, IL): More details HERE.

 

Development Assistant - Annual Giving (Ole Miss Athletics Foundation / Oxford, MS): More details HERE.

 

Director of Development/Major Gifts (Georgia Tech / Atlanta, GA): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director - Major Gifts (Wayne State University / Detroit, MI): (DII) More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director for Development Operations (R0007457) (Wake Forest University / Winston-Salem, NC): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Annual Giving (University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA): More details HERE.

 

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

 

Assistant Athletics Director of Stewardship, Signature Events and Donor Experience (University of Tennessee / Knoxville, TN): More details HERE.

 

Executive Director - Happy Valley United (Blueprint Sports / State College, PA): More details HERE.

 

Executive Director - Arkansas Edge (Blueprint Sports / Fayetteville, AR): More details HERE.

 

Gopher Athletics Internships 2025-26 (University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN): More details HERE.

 

Director, Premium Seating (Boise State University / Boise, ID): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Annual Giving (N-Club) (University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Annual Giving (University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director, Advancement Growth - Athletics Advancement (University of Oklahoma Foundation / Norman, OK): More details HERE.

 

Assistant/Associate Director of Development (Ole Miss Athletics Foundation / Oxford, MS): More details HERE.

 

Development Assistant/Assistant Director of Development (Ole Miss Athletics Foundation / Oxford, MS): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Premium Seating & Hospitality (University of South Carolina / Columbia, SC): More details HERE.

 

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

Assistant Director of Development, Leadership Giving (University of Texas – Austin / Austin, TX): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs (Winthrop University / Rock Hill, SC): More details HERE.

 

Director of Development, Athletic Donor Relations and Stewardship (Texas Christian University / Fort Worth, TX): More details HERE.

 

Associate AD of Leadership Gifts (University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE): More details HERE. 

 

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

 

Associate Athletic Director for Major Gifts/NIL (University of North Carolina at Charlotte / Charlotte, NC): More details HERE.

Sr. Assoc. AD, Student-Athlete Support & Administration (Auburn University / Auburn, AL): More details HERE.

 

Director of Athletics (Bates College / Lewiston, ME): (DIII) More details HERE.

 

Director of Athletics (University of Puget Sound / Tacoma, WA): (DIII) More details HERE.

 

Executive Director (Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) / Boston, MA): More details HERE.

 

Senior Deputy Athletics Director, Chief Operating Officer (George Mason University / Fairfax, VA): More details HERE.

 

Executive Director - Happy Valley United (Blueprint Sports / State College, PA): More details HERE.

 

Executive Director - Arkansas Edge (Blueprint Sports / Fayetteville, AR): More details HERE.

 

Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer (University of North Carolina – Wilmington / Wilmington, NC): More details HERE.

 

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

Director of Game Operations (Auburn University / Auburn, AL): More details HERE.

 

Director Facilities and Equipment/ATC (Stetson University / DeLand, FL): More details HERE.

 

Director Facilities, Operations, and Equipment / Melching Field (Stetson University / DeLand, FL): More details HERE.

 

Colonial Life Arena Event Manager (University of South Carolina / Columbia, SC): More details HERE.

 

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

 

Assistant Director - Event & Facility Management (University of Utah / Salt Lake City, UT): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Director, Capital Projects & Operations (University of Memphis / Memphis, TN): More details HERE.

 

Director of Sports Turf, Grounds, and Landscape (University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE): More details HERE.

 

Coordinator for Athletic Facilities & Operations (Albany State University / Albany, GA):(DII) More details HERE.

 

Athletic Facility Supervisor (Arkansas State University / Jonesboro, AR): More details HERE.

 

Gopher Athletics Internships 2025-26 (University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN): More details HERE.

 

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

 

Assistant Equipment Manager (Bowling Green State University / Bowling Green, OH): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director of Facilities and Event Management (University of Texas – Arlington / Arlington, TX): More details HERE.

Athletics Graduate Assistants (Fall 2025) (University of Oklahoma / Norman, OK): More details HERE.

Sports Career Pathways Graduate Assistant (Fall 2025) (University of Oklahoma / Norman, OK): More details HERE.

Director of Sports Nutritionist (Oklahoma State University / Stillwater, OK): More details HERE.

 

Head Football Athletic Trainer/Associate Head Athletic Trainer (California State University – Sacramento / Sacramento, CA): More details HERE.

 

Corrigan Family Assistant Athletics Director for Leadership and Mental Performance (Dartmouth College / Hanover, NH): More details HERE. 

 

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

 

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach (University of Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh, PA): More details HERE.

 

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

 

Athletic Performance – Graduate Assistant (Creighton University / Omaha, NE): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Trainer/Head Football Athletic Trainer (Utah State University / Logan, UT): More details HERE.

 

Athletic Psychologist (University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE): More details HERE.

 

Sports Psychologist (Oakland University / Rochester, MI): More details HERE.

 

Athletic Trainer (Utah State University / Logan, UT): More details HERE.

 

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

 

Associate Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach (Bowling Green State University / Bowling Green, OH): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach - Football (Bowling Green State University / Bowling Green, OH): More details HERE.

 

Director of Sports Medicine / Head Athletic Trainer (University of Nevada – Las Vegas / Las Vegas, NV): More details HERE.

 

Athletic Trainer (University of North Carolina – Wilmington / Wilmington, NC): More details HERE.

 

Athletic Trainer, Soccer (University of Oklahoma / Norman, OK): More details HERE.

 

Associate Athletic Trainer (University of Maryland – Baltimore County / Baltimore, MD): More details HERE.

Associate AD for External Affairs (Stetson University / DeLand, FL): More details HERE.

 

General Manager - Arizona Sports Enterprises (University of Arizona / Tucson, AZ):  More details HERE.

 

Executive Director - Happy Valley United (Blueprint Sports / State College, PA): More details HERE.

 

Executive Director - Arkansas Edge (Blueprint Sports / Fayetteville, AR): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs (Winthrop University / Rock Hill, SC): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Athletic Director, Corporate Sponsorships and Sales (Robert Morris University – Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh, PA): More details HERE.

Assistant Athletics Director for Ticketing Revenue and Analytics (Dartmouth College / Hanover, NH): More details HERE.

 

Assistant Director of Revenue Analytics (University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE): More details HERE.

 

Ticket Sales and Service Associate (Long Beach State University / Long Beach, CA): More details HERE.

 

Associate AD for External Affairs (Stetson University / DeLand, FL): More details HERE.

 

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

 

Ticket Operations Systems Manager (Syracuse University / Syracuse, NY): More details HERE.

 

Gopher Athletics Internships 2025-26 (University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN): More details HERE.

 

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

 

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

 

Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs (Winthrop University / Rock Hill, SC): More details HERE.

 

Associate AD of Ticket Revenue (University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE): More details HERE. 

 

Director, Ticket Sales & Service - Learfield Amplify / Vanderbilt University (Learfield / Nashville, TN): More details HERE.