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Cal Poly Humboldt AD Nick Pettit has laid out the impact of potential budget cuts on athletics’ $6.1M budget, with projections ranging from a 5% reduction to a 38% cut. Some of the challenges include “relying upon one-time funding to support the deficit, the reinstated wrestling program which isn’t currently in the base funding, maintaining revenue for scholarships, dependency on student enrollment growing and recruitment to fill vacancies within the program.” In the event of a 5% cut, the impact is limited to reductions in recruiting, swapping buses for vans for travel and more. At a 16-22% reduction “if they aren’t able to secure funding for the wrestling program, they listed mental health support, moving assistant coaches from 12-month contracts to 10-month contracts and ‘significant’ reductions to equipment as possible outcomes.” A full 34-38% cut would see reductions in full-time staff and potentially programs as $1M would leave the budget. Pettit reiterated there have been no discussions about which programs to cut as these are projections of budgetary reductions. (link)

Extra Points publisher Matt Brown shares more context for his reporting that several schools are seriously considering reclassifying out of Division I, noting that in addition to rising costs, the House settlement and a looming enrollment cliff, “the federal government is slashing a lot of money. You’ve probably already heard of the potentially massive cuts coming from the National Institutes of Health, cuts that represent more than $60M in lost revenue for many large research institutions. But between other cuts for agricultural research, DOE research, defense research and others, virtually every university is looking at playing defense. Schools across the country are establishing hiring freezes, and what-if scenarios are being planned out in case additional cuts are coming. These aren’t just problems for the Harvards and Stanfords of the world. Almost everybody has some level of potential risk exposure.” (link)

The NCAA DI Board of Governors has issued new guidance concerning eligibility for former JUCO and non-NCAA student-athletes, which “essentially” states that “all players who'd be otherwise out of eligibility but played JUCO/NAIA/etc can play in 2025-26 EXCEPT those whose only season of non-NCAA competition was 2020-21 (COVID year),” according to Sports Illustrated’s Kevin Sweeney. (link); Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter points out that to take advantage of the waiver, student-athletes’ final (4th) season of competition must be the 2024-25 school year and they must have time remaining on their five-year eligibility clock. … Also, only athletes who previously played at non-NCAA schools can take advantage of the waiver. It doesn’t apply to athletes who previously played one or more seasons at a DII or DIII prior to playing at a DI.” (link)

Check out the initial Men’s (link) and Women’s (link) Golf regional rankings. As a reminder, the first rankings are released in alphabetical order.

Fundraising Developments…
+ Saint Anselm brought in over $256K during its #HawksSoarHigher Athletics Challenge. (link)
+ West Chester raised over $125K for athletics during its day of giving. (link)

Northeastern State will bring back Men’s Tennis in 2025-26 under the direction of Women’s Tennis HC Tim McLane, who will oversee both programs. (link)

St. Cloud State is selling its former football home, Selke Field. The 16-acre property has been appraised at $290K and was the home of the Huskies until 2004. (link)

Coaches.wire, hoops…
+ Alaska Fairbanks parts with Women’s Basketball HC Amy Donovan after three seasons. (ilnk)
+ Benedict Men’s Basketball HC Artix Maddox is no longer leading the Tigers. (link)
+ Florida Tech Women’s Basketball HC John Reynolds announces his retirement after 38 season in Melbourne. (link)
+ Florida Tech Men’s Basketball HC Billy Sims steps down after 20 seasons leading the Panthers. (link)
+ Holy Family parts ways with Men’s Basketball HC Ryan Haigh. (link)
+ Mount Olive Women’s Basketball HC Wendy Lee will retire after 25 years leading the Trojans. (link)
+ Saint Leo Women’s Basketball HC Anthony Crocitto is no longer leading the Lions. (link)

Coaches.wire, continued…
+ Allen Cross Country/Track & Field HC/Football AC Eric Caler departs to become a Football AC at Edward Waters. (link)
+ Davenport Softball HC Kathryn Bzdafka is no longer leading the Panthers. Assoc. AD/SWA Ronda Varnesdeel will serve as Interim HC. (link)
+ Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Swimming HC Sean Weddell steps down after one season. (link)
+ Pittsburg State selects Barton (NJCAA) Women’s Volleyball HC for the same role leading the Gorillas. (link)
+ Sioux Falls Softball HC Erin Bly has resigned. Asst. AD for Communications/former AC Madie Brink will serve as Interim HC. (link)
+ St. Thomas Aquinas selects New Hampshire (DI) Director of Scouting Joshua Maurer as its first Women’s Flag Football HC. (link)
+ This morning’s edition of Coaches.wire is ready for your review. (link)

Department of Education Cuts…
+ The Department of Education’s research and civil-rights units were particularly hard hit in this week’s mass layoff of around 1,300 people. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that government officials declined to share breakdowns of who lost their jobs, pointing instead to a news release indicating all of the department’s divisions are affected by the cuts, “with some divisions requiring significant reorganization.” However, tallies of fired union members were available, and a “rough estimate of how deeply each unit was cut can be calculated by taking the number of union job losses and comparing them to snapshots of September employment data: 22.6% of Federal Student Aid: 326 union members were cut on Tuesday from the office, which had 1,440 employees in September; 42.7% of the Office for Civil Rights: 243 union members lost their jobs at OCR, which had 568 employees in September; and 56.4% of the Institute of Education Sciences: 105 people were fired from the research arm, which had 186 employees in September.” The Chronicle cautions these numbers don’t account for employment changes since September or nonunion employees who were fired. Education Secretary Linda McMahon believes students’ test scores will go up and suggests the cuts are the first step toward eliminating the department. (link)
+ Under Secretary of Education during the Biden administration James Kvaal reacts to the recently announced layoffs in the education department: “These are the people who make sure federal dollars are spent according to the rules and as effectively as possible. Eliminating that capacity is not going to reduce government waste; it’s going to create more confusion.” Cato Institute Center for Educational Freedom Director Neal McCluskey does not share the same opinion: “We don’t know how many people are actually needed to execute [the department’s] jobs, and it’s time to find out if it’s been a bloated bureaucracy all along.” Of the nearly 970 unionized employees affected by the reductions, 326 were at the Office of Federal Student Aid. Before the layoffs, the FSA had about 1,400 staffers. Another agency hit hard was the Office for Civil Rights - at least 243 of the division’s about 550 staff members were let go Tuesday. Lots more details from Inside Higher Ed. (link)

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