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Holy Family AD Tim Hamill chats with MONTCO Today’s Ken Knickerbocker about his priorities in leading his alma mater, how the Tigers differentiate themselves, and more. Understanding the culture and traditions at Holy Family, one of Hamill’s primary focuses has been growing the student-athlete population, which has jumped from 175 in 2021 to close to 370 with the addition of six sports. Another area of focus has been facilities, as the Tigers have opened a new turf complex, track and the Metz Family Fieldhouse that will open this fall. “The Metz Family Fieldhouse signifies a major leap forward for the athletics program and will significantly enhance the student-athlete experience. It will also be a powerful recruiting tool that features two new locker rooms containing 140 lockers in total, an athletic training room, officials’ locker room, concessions, and public restrooms. […] Ultimately, this space will create more vibrancy and pride for the campus while providing closer proximity to all the amenities needed by student-athletes that utilize the turf and track complex while competing in their athletic programs.” Asked how HFU is different than its DII peers, Hamill points to the holistic approach to the student-athlete experience: “Holy Family’s size allows for a more personalized experience for student-athletes. In fact, every student-athlete is given my cell phone number, and my door is always open for them to pop in for a discussion. They are not just numbers; they are family and receive individual attention from coaches, faculty, and administration, which can be crucial for their academic and personal growth.” (link)

More from Lewis AD John Ashaolu’s Small College Conversation on the university’s merger with Christian Brothers, which at the 2025 NACDA Convention was still early in the due diligence stage. Ashaolu notes that one early area of opportunity for athletics will be giving students access to more academic programs, which will be valuable for coaches when recruiting. Eventually, he hopes to see how both athletic departments can work together to create efficiencies. On the broader trend of mergers in higher education: “Other universities are coming up to our leadership to ask them how they've done it. So it's good that we're on the front end of this, and we're blazing a trail on this. I'm just happy to be there to be learned as we're going along, because … you're starting to see it already, and I think there's going to definitely be more of it.” Full conversation on BOSCA. (link, link)

Imagine if the NCAA didn’t exist and a federally commissioned corporation governed collegiate athletics. In his latest column for On3, Ross Dellenger observes scenarios like that “are or were on the table” as proposed SCORE Act changes from Cody Campbell’s Savings College Sports non-profit as the legislation works its way through the House. A vote on the SCORE Act has been delayed, in part, by proposed edits to the bill that “strike at the heart of much of the disagreement among Republicans and Democrats over college sports legislation: Does the NCAA and conferences oversee the industry’s future, or is it an independent entity?” Among the proposed edits is the establishment of “the United States Collegiate Athletics Corporation (USCAC) as a ‘congressionally chartered’ corporation to govern the industry, replacing the NCAA. The USCAC would govern through a board of former athletes and school constituents and shall operate with ‘limited government oversight.’” While acknowledging “some level of government oversight,” Campbell notes the USCAC “would operate without federally appropriated funds and that board members would include conference representatives and athletes. But he leaves open the door for the board to be ‘completely independent and unaffiliated with schools or conferences.’” With amending the Sports Broadcasting Act to consolidate media rights at the center of his plan, Campbell remarks: “I don’t think the government should realign the conferences, but if you eliminate the economic incentives to have a trans-continental conference, the schools are going to do what makes sense. The conferences are incentivized to have a team in every time zone now. But pool all the media rights together and they don’t have that same incentive.” More. (link)

The Athletic’s Ralph Russo, Justin Williams and Chris Vannini share some behind-the-scenes details of what’s holding up the SCORE Act from a floor vote in the House and note that Group of 6 commissioners met about two weeks ago “to try to get aligned on various issues.” After the meeting, a letter was drafted advocating for the SCORE Act to address amending the Sports Broadcasting Act and circulated among those conferences. Russo, et al: “The purpose was to continue the discussion, consolidate ideas among the group and then bring them to the P4 for further discussion. Multiple people involved with those conferences say the letter did not have enough support to be signed and sent to lawmakers. No big deal, right? Nope. The letter broke contain, first ending up with [SEC Commissioner Greg] Sankey, who fired off a scolding email to the G6 commissioners about not working well with others. That email somehow found its way to [U.S. Congressman Michael] Baumgartner (R-WA), who blasted it out on social media. That brought a behind-the-scenes spat into the open, helping SCORE Act opponents cultivate a perception of dissent in the ranks of the very leaders who have been pleading with Congress for help.” Neither changes to a bill nor lawmaker deliberations at this stage are unusual, and Russo, et al. note: “The fact that the SCORE Act hasn’t been brought to the floor isn’t necessarily a reason for those who support it to panic, but after so much work has gone into pushing for legislation, the pressure is on to keep the momentum going.” (link)

West Chester will launch its reimagined family-friendly gameday experience this weekend when the Golden Rams host Seton Hill. The weekend will begin with a free concert Friday night and include a pep rally and new kids’ zone in Farrell Stadium. AD Terry Beattie: “Football is more fun with friends, and we’re extending that invitation to everyone in our community. We’ve created an atmosphere where members of our community, families, students, alumni, and neighbors can come together for an unforgettable game day experience that celebrates our Golden Ram spirit.” (link)

It’s Personnel…
➤ Central Missouri announces a series of promotions to join the four-person executive leadership team, alongside Assoc. VP for Athletics/SWA Lori Hopkins: Senior Assoc. AD for External Relations Joe Thuente to Deputy AD for External Relations, Assoc. AD for Business Operations Crystal Westphal and Assoc. AD for Facilities and Capital Projects Kelsey Lee to Senior Assoc. ADs. Asst. AD for Major Gifts Billy Ukrazhenko was also promoted to Assoc. AD for Major Gifts. (link, link - Org Chart)
➤ The SIAC selects Alabama A&M (DI) Assoc. AD for External Affairs Ruben Perez Jr. as Assoc. Commissioner for External Affairs and Sports Operations. (link)
➤ Wheeling promotes SID Zack Zeigler to Asst. AD for Communications and Engagement. (link)

Deal Digest…
➤ Maryville teams up with HomeTown Ticketing as the Saints transition to a cashless and paperless ticket experience. (link)
➤ Bloomsburg is the latest to partner with Genesse Nutrition as its official nutrition partner. (link) 

A former Bentley student-athlete is suing the university claiming he was wrongfully expelled after being involved in a student pyramid scheme, just weeks before graduation. The anonymous student-athlete alleges he was recruited into a scheme by another student to transfer money back and forth using Venmo and CashApp and recruited teammates to participate. One of the students confronted the student-athlete over losing money and ultimately went to police. The student-athlete was expelled weeks before graduation and has his appeal denied, feeling he was blamed for the entire scheme. (link)

Colorado School of Mines will add Men’s and Women’s Diving starting this year. (link)

Edward Waters removes the interim tag from Football HC Brian Jenkins Sr. as the Tigers are off to a 3-0 start this season for the first time since 1964. (link)

Coaches.wire…
➤ Ferrum selects head golf pro/former HC Adam Crawford as its Men’s Golf HC. (link)
➤ Quincy promotes Women’s Lacrosse AC Abbie Belknap to HC. (link)
➤ Check out this morning’s edition of Coaches.wire, which tracks all coaching staff changes at all levels of college athletics, across all sports. (link)

According to the American Council on Education (ACE) Pulse Point Survey, 74% of college presidents say they’re “extremely concerned” about the current administration’s impact on higher education. In addition, 65% of senior leaders were either moderately or extremely concerned about immigration restrictions and visa revocations, while 77% expressed similar concerns about state and federal policy involvement in academic freedom and institutional autonomy. The report’s authors observe: “These survey findings make clear that many of the most pressing concerns for senior leaders heading into the new academic year stem from actions taken or proposed by the current administration,” adding that policies that undermine research, curtail global engagement, and threaten the sector’s foundations “draw focus away from the core mission of postsecondary education.” The latest survey was conducted from July 28-August 8 and queried senior leaders about their top concerns for the 2025–26 academic year, the impact of recent executive and legislative actions and their plans for adopting AI in teaching and learning. More. (link)