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Postseason Updates:

+ Indiana (PA), Benedict, Grand Valley State and Angelo State earned a bye in the FB championship bracket released yesterday (link)

+ The WVB bracket is out, with Gannon, Wayne State (NE), American International, Quincy, Tampa, Wingate and MSU Denver earning 1-seed and host duties, while Alaska Anchorage is the top seed at host Western Washington. (link)

+ The WSOC quarterfinals are set (link), while the MSOC quarters will be finalized tonight. (link)

+ Lenoir-Rhyne won its first Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championship. (link)

Barry will grow its department from 13 to 18 sports in 2023-24 with the addition of Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving, Beach Volleyball and Men’s and Women’s Cross Country. President Allen: “Winning starts here at Barry University in the fields of competition and in the classroom. These five expansion sports will allow us to recruit more scholar athletes, who will excel in their studies and in the community, while continuing the Barry tradition of competing for national championships.” (link)

San José State (DI) AD Konya joins D1.ticker/Connect's Garcia Cichosz to discuss how the Spartans navigated the unexpected death of freshman running back McWright the morning the football team was expected to travel for a matchup with New Mexico State (DI), including how the department was informed of the accident, how they communicated with the team and engaged with the family and how the community paid tribute to McWright's memory. Konya: "Sometimes we think we're in a cynical business but at this moment of tragedy and crisis, the industry was fully supportive." (link)

The Wichita Falls (TX) Chamber of Commerce is proposing a plan to “take the community to the next level of success” that would include “moonshot” goals of an on-campus football stadium for Midwestern State and a transition to DI FCS to reunite with former LSC rivals that have made the leap. The objective would be to develop a “college town feel” that stakeholders say is lacking. Despite the anticipated costs, participants in the survey “expressed a strong desire” to engage with MSU on the possibilities. (link, link)

UNC Pembroke FB HC Richardson will depart after nine seasons in the role. AC Lindquist will serve as interim HC. (link)

Missouri Western State parted ways with FB HC WIlliamson after six seasons. (link); Collegiate Consulting will assist the Griffons with their FB HC search. (link)

Northern Michigan FB HC Nystrom has resigned after five seasons leading the Wildcats. (link)

Catawba FB HC Walker steps down after a decade leading the Indians. (link) 

Northwood will hire a new FB HC after HC Haynes resigned. (link)

Fundraising & Partnerships:

+Fairmont State’s Falcon Day of Giving brought in over $174K for athletics. (link) 

+An anonymous benefactor has endowed a scholarship for a Newberry MBB or WBB S-A majoring in education, to be named after former AD/MBB HC Young. (link)

+The GSC will participate in WeCOACH’s inaugural Women Coaches Development Program. (link)

Bemidji State student-athletes give perhaps an underrated spin on what NIL means for them, as FB S-A Barrett explains: “Even as D-II athletes, we’re obviously working our tails off year-round. It’s nice to be recognized by the community.” WSOC S-A Stumbaugh adds more: “A big part about sports is a mental game and feeling appreciated, that your hard work is being valued. (With NIL deals), you’re being recognized for your hard work and able to represent your team on a larger scale.” Beyond free food and swag Stumbaugh acknowledges other ancillary benefits as well: “I love that I’m able to bring awareness to Bemidji State University. It is a small college, but we are a good team. I love getting our college out there because it’ll help with recruiting and showing who we are.” (link)

Quick Hits:

+The NCAA Woman of the Year Selection Committee whittled down its list of 30 to nine finalists, including Colorado Mines XC/T&F S-A Baker and Georgian Court WBB/T&F S-A Thrainsdottir. (link)

+ Peak Sports MGMT taps Operations Manager Hester as the new GM of Golden Ram Sports Properties at Albany State. (link)

+ Southeastern Oklahoma State basketball season tickets are on sale for $125 or $200 for front row seats. (link)

Additional updates from Law360 in the Gee v NCAA trial from last week as the jury heard "deposition testimony Thursday from a former assistant athletic trainer at USC, who said he didn't recall Gee suffering any concussions or head injuries." More behind the paywall. (link)

Anachel CEO Cecil joins SBJ’s Elrod from the Game Changers conference in New York, where she talks about the impact social media has had on sports. “Like everything else, it has its positive and negative. For me and what I do, it completely changed my business. For the negative, we used to have 24 hours to respond to a crisis…today, we have less than 30 seconds. So, a penny of prevention’s worth a pound of cure for me. For me, I use digital technology positively that I’m able to tap in today to analytics. … So, if you say that’s white, and I say that’s cream, and a million people tell us that’s yellow, we’re going to say it’s yellow.” Asked what her first piece of advice is when confronted with a crisis, Cecil explains: “Number one, I think when people come to me they understand that I’m not in the judgment business, I’m in the fixer business.” Lots more. (link)

More Higher Ed:

+ Cameron, East Central, Northeastern State, Northwestern Oklahoma State, Southeastern Oklahoma State, Southwestern Oklahoma State and Central Oklahoma are all named in a civil rights complaint by Michigan (DI) Professor Emeritus Perry alleging the Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program discriminated based on race and national origin. (link) 

+ Seton Hill receives a $4M grant from the state to renovate Sullivan Hall. (link)

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(Posted from most recent over the last 30 days)

Director of Athletics (Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi / Corpus Christi, TX): TAMU-CC seeks a self-motivated, driven, forward thinking, and experienced leader to direct a championship level athletic department. (DI) More details HERE.

Deputy/Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations (University of Chicago / Chicago, IL): Reporting to the Director of Athletics and Recreation, the Deputy/Senior Associate Director will work to support the mission and core values of the University and Department as a member of the leaders. (DIII) More details HERE.

Head Women's Volleyball Coach (Coker University / Hartsville, SC): Coker University, an NCAA Division II institution is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Head Women's Volleyball Coach. More details HERE.
 

Assistant Sports Information and Media Relations Specialist (Columbus State University / Columbus, GA): This position will perform duties in compliance with all NCAA, Peach Belt Conference, and Columbus State University rules and regulations. More details HERE.

Women's Volleyball Head Coach (Le Moyne College / Syracuse, NY): Le Moyne College is seeking a full-time Women's Volleyball Head Coach. This position requires a Bachelor's degree and three to five years of experience in collegiate level women's volleyball. More details HERE.

Head Women's Volleyball Coach (Western Colorado University / Gunnison, CO): Western Colorado University is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Head Women’s Volleyball Coach. More details HERE.

Head Coach - Sprint Football (Walsh University / North Canton, OH): Walsh University a private Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio is seeking qualified individuals for a full time Head Sprint football coach responsible for the inaugural class for the 2023 season. More details HERE.

Head Coach - STUNT (Walsh University / North Canton, OH): Walsh University a private Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio is seeking qualified individuals for a full time Head STUNT coach responsible for the inaugural class for the 2023 season. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance (Lenoir-Rhyne University / Hickory, NC): The Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance's primary responsibility is to direct, oversee, and coordinates all aspects of the NCAA Rules compliance program. More details HERE.

Athletic Compliance Specialist #81669 (University of Hawaii at Hilo Athletics Department / Hilo, HI): Athletics Compliance Specialist PBB, position number 81669, UH at Hilo, Athletics Department, full-time, permanent, to begin approximately January 2023. For a complete description, click the link. More details HERE.

Asst. Athletics Director for Athletics Communications (University of Hartford / West Hartford, CT): Media responsibility for 17 Athletics programs possessing hands on experience with necessary game day stat coverage items, including video, and graphic programs such as InDesign and Photoshop. (DIII) More details HERE.

Head Strength Coach (Limestone University / West Gaffney, SC): Serve as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Limestone University. Any questions about the position should be directed to jnelson@limestone.edu. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance (Montclair State University / Montclair, NJ): This position is responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring and assessing a strategic plan for all aspects of the department's NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) compliance. (DIII) More details HERE.

Head Men's Soccer Coach (Saint Mary's University of Minnesota / Winona, MN): Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is seeking to hire a Head Men’s Soccer Coach. This position is responsible for Leading a competitive NCAA Division III men’s soccer program. (DIII) More details HERE.

Head Volleyball Coach (Western New Mexico University / Silver City, NM): Western New Mexico University is seeking a Head Volleyball Coach. For details on the position and the full job description, please visit the WNMU website. More details HERE.

Assistant Commissioner for Communications (Lone Star Conference / Richardson, TX): The Lone Star Conference (LSC) encourages applications for the position of Assistant Commissioner for Communications. The LSC Office is located in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of the city of Dallas. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Communications (Pace University / Pleasantville, NY): Primary communications liaison for all 15 intercollegiate sports and spirit squads. Responsibilities include the compilation of statistics, records, development of story ideas and interviews. More details HERE.

Director of Strength and Conditioning (Pace University / Pleasantville, NY): Develop and implement the strength & conditioning program for all varsity sports programs, including speed, strength, and conditioning workouts during the academic year and summer when applicable. More details HERE.

Head Women's Soccer Coach (23-06) (Francis Marion University / Florence, SC): Francis Marion University, an NCAA Division II institution whose women’s soccer program competes as a member of the Peach Belt Conference invites applications for a Head Women’s Soccer Coach. More details HERE.

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach (Trevecca Nazarene University / Nashville, TN): Trevecca Athletics is starting a new program - Women's Lacrosse For immediate hire - Head Coach. Program start date - Fall 2023 Head Coach is responsible for all aspects of this NCAA D-2 program. More details HERE.

Associate Commissioner for Academic Relations (Southeastern Conference / Birmingham, AL): The Assoc. Commissioner, Academic Relations is the senior administrator for academic relations, the SEC’s unique effort highlighting the academic accomplishments and impact of its member institutions. (DI) More details HERE.

Associate Athletic Director - External Operations (Nova Southeastern University - Shark Athletics / Davie, FL): Provides leadership in all external operations functions for the Department of Athletics. More details HERE.

Assistant Sports Information Director (Western Michigan University / Kalamazoo, MI): Oversees the day-to-day communications and media relations for designated NCAA Division I sports. (DI) More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Athletic Academic Service (University of Houston / Houston, TX): Supports the overall administration of the academic services area of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to facilitate academic success. (DI) More details HERE.

Learning Specialist (Utah State University / Logan, UT): The Learning Specialist will work with colleagues in Student-Athlete Academic Services (SAAS) and across campus to meet the academic support needs of student-athletes. (DI) More details HERE.

Athletic Trainer (Oakland University / Rochester, MI): Oakland University Athletics is a Division I program committed to academic and athletic excellence and is looking for a highly organized, driven and detail oriented Athletic Trainer. (DI) More details HERE.

Commissioner (The Atlantic Hockey Association/College Hockey America / Winthrop, MA): The AHA/CHA is looking for a long-term strategic thinker whose decision-making will move the associations to the forefront of college hockey. More details HERE.
 
Associate Athletic Director for Communications (Montana State University Billings / Billings, MT): The Associate Athletic Director for Communications in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics manages the compilation and distribution of information and news about MSUB Athletics. More details HERE.

Assistant Sports Information Director (UT Permian Basin / Odessa, TX): The Assistant Sports information Director provides assistance with planning and implementing communications strategies as they relate to the goals and objectives of the University of Texas Permian Basin’s sixteen athletic programs. More details HERE.

Athletics Academic Advisor (Cal Poly Humboldt / Arcata, CA): Athletics Academic Advisor – Academic and Career Advising Center (Job #519943) F/T position in advising student athletes. Closes: 11/10/2022. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Trainer (UT Permian Basin / Odessa, TX): Promotes the philosophy and objectives of the intercollegiate athletics program, to include adhering to all Departmental policies and procedures, as well as the rules and regulations of UTPB, the NCAA, Lone Star Conference and those set forth by The University of Texas System, and State of Texas. More details HERE.

Assistant Coach - Strength & Conditioning (UT Permian Basin / Odessa, TX): Responsible for supervising the athletic performance training of all student athletes which includes coordinating the prevention, care and rehabilitation of athletically related injuries the implementation and execution of all strength/conditioning programs to student athletes. More details HERE.

Director of Athletics (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville/ Edwardsville, IL): Southern Illinois University Edwardsville seeks a dynamic, collaborative, forward-thinking leader as its next director of athletics. (DI) More details HERE.

Director of Athletics Media Relations (Coker University / Hartsville, SC): The Director of Athletics Media Relations will manage all aspects of a DII program; to include statistics, media coverage, website management, operations management, and game day responsibilities. More details HERE.

Head Tennis Coach (Hope International University / Fullerton, CA): Hope International University is seeking a Head Tennis Coach. For details on the position and the full job description, please visit the HIU website. (NAIA) More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communications & Operations (University of Illinois Springfield / Springfield, IL): Direct strategic communication efforts and event presentation for the University of Illinois Springfield's 17 NCAA Division II athletic programs. More details HERE.

Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach (Carleton College / Northfield, MN): Carleton College is a nationally-ranked liberal arts college with a nationally-ranked women's golf team and a successful men's golf team. This new positions combines the men's and women's programs. (DIII) More details HERE.

Beach Volleyball Assistant Coach (Hope International University / Fullerton, CA): HIU is seeking a part-time beach volleyball assistant coach. For position details, please visit our careers page for full job description (NAIA). More details HERE.

Director of Creative Services (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee / Milwaukee, WI): This position will provide leadership & direction of the Creative Services unit responsible for creating & executing a graphics content, digital video content, social strategy for Athletics. (DI) More details HERE.

Director of Creative Services (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee / Milwaukee, WI): This position will provide leadership & direction of the Creative Services unit responsible for creating & executing a graphics content, digital video content, social strategy for Athletics. (DI) More details HERE.

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