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Beloit names former Wisconsin-Whitewater Men’s Basketball HC/current President of 5 Pillars Leadership Consulting Pat Miller as its new AD. President Eric Boynton: “Pat Miller is an exceptional leader with a proven track record of building championship-level programs and fostering a culture of excellence. We are thrilled to welcome him to the Beloit College community and look forward to his tireless efforts to enhance our athletic culture and drive success across our programs.” (link); Former AD Dave DeGeorge has transitioned into a new role as Baseball HC/Assoc. AD. (link)

Wilmington AD Matt Croci joins D3.ticker as our latest AD in Residence to discuss the Quakers’ record $23M gift from late HC Jerry Scheve and more. Croci notes Scheve stopped by his office a few weeks into his tenure and the two began meeting regularly to talk basketball, life experiences and more. As for the impact of this record donation and the new Scheve Athletic Center: “The gift will change the trajectory of our department, affecting all of our programs, people and physical spaces. Everyone will be touched in a positive way. And it goes beyond athletics, as he has invested in other programs on campus as well.” One other addition coming from this donation is the return of Golf and Tennis in 2026-27, which was driven by Scheve “and his appreciation for those sports being around while he was coaching. […] We’ve talked to lots of folks involved in both sports to get advice, planning and ideas on how to do this right. Jerry’s mantra was to ‘play with the poise and intensity of a national championship team.’ So we’re going to build these programs with that in mind.” More on BOSCA. (link)

Congressional Conversations...
➤ Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reports leaders of 31 of the 32 Division I conferences are expected to send Congress a letter today in support of the SCORE Act with the Ivy League not expected to sign. From the letter: “We believe we are on common ground not just among each other, but with members of both parties in Congress as well as the American public in our desire to have college sports return to a state of stability. We believe this because our model produces class upon class of citizens and leaders, in many cases to student-athletes who but for their athletics ability would not be able to attend college. In addition, funding and training provided by our institutions is the primary source for the U.S. Olympic pipeline. We urge you to pass the SCORE Act and look forward to continuing to work with you to develop and secure legislation that best serves the long-term interests of college sports.” Full letter. (link)
➤ On3’s Pete Nakos notes “Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA) has sent a letter to the College Sports Commission, stating that the CSC's ‘slow, inefficient, and inscrutable process is harming athletes.’” She requests for the “CSC to send Congress data and responses to questions by Nov. 1.” Full letter. (link)
➤ At yesterday's Knight Commission meeting, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), co-sponsor of the SAFE Act, was asked whether she would be in favor of limitations on coaching salaries and responded: "I’m all for coaching limitations." NCAA SVP of External Affairs Tim Buckley noted the NCAA would be willing to listen to Congress about federal legislation that would cap spending on non-athlete expenses (ie, coaching salaries), according to Tulane Sports Law Director Gabe Feldman. (link)

Opendorse Manager of Collegiate Partnerships Jake Daugherty sits down for a Small College Conversation with BOSCA Founder Jim Abbott to dive into NIL in small college athletics. As for the foundation, Daugherty believes schools should start with their belief: “Take a look at your department and say, ‘What is our belief around NIL for our student-athletes?” And it could be, ‘Hey our belief is we love this; we think it's a great opportunity for them, but it's not a priority for us. We want to build buildings or grow out our sponsorship program or whatever that may be.” You will know that better than anybody, but then on the opposite side you might say, ‘Hey, I'm an old-school AD. I hate NIL. This is ruining athletics, but it is a priority for us. We have to be able to retain athletes. We keep losing recruits. We keep losing potential athletes. So, how do we make this a priority for our department?’ And I always say that's the best guiding star and the starting point for an AD to say, ‘Hey, what's our belief on this and is it a priority for us?’ And then from there, you'll be able to make the educated decisions on how tobuild out a program and everything that comes following that.” Those decisions, Daugherty notes, begin with understanding your state law and what policies need to be implemented on campus. As NIL becomes more prevalent at the small college level, with over $1.5M in deals done with non-D1 athletes: “The question [leaders] should be asking themselves is do we have an answer for when [an NIL opportunity] comes up because that's going to be a question that's going to continuously be asked to them in the recruiting process of insert school what do NIL opportunities look like there or what do you guys do for NIL? So I would always encourage people to make sure you have that answer and if you don't, that's one of those things do some research, reach out to us; those are things that we help with, but as a leader you should always have an answer around what NIL opportunities exist, even if the answer is NIL is not a priority for us or NIL is a priority for us and this is how it goes.” More on BOSCA. (link)

Washington (DI) football student-athlete Jacob Manu has joined many others in filing a lawsuit challenging the NCAA's eligibility rules. Boise State professor Sam Ehrlich: “He is challenging the Redshirt and Four Seasons Rules, seeking to play a fifth season within his overall Five Year Clock. As with (most of) the others, Manu's challenge is an antitrust claim, arguing in part that the redshirt rule limit of four games (plus playoff games) arbitrarily deprives the best players of their potential highest earning years.” (link)

Facilities & Fundraising…
➤ Averett has received approval from bondholders to move forward with the $18.15M sale of the North Campus and will lease it back on a decade-long deal that includes a 10-year option. (link)
➤ Chatham will begin construction of its new Athletic Annex and Health & Sports Performance Center on Monday, with the project to open in 2026-27. (link)
➤ Concordia (MN) brought in over $247K during its Athletics Giving Challenge. (link)

We offer our deepest condolences to the Roanoke community following the passing of Baseball student-athlete Eddie Kaufman. (link) 

It’s Personnel…
➤ Kean promotes Assoc. AD Therese Doyle Tullis to Deputy AD. (link)
➤ Hanover elevates Administrative Asst. Sue Tilley to Asst. AD for Internal Operations. (link)

Coaches.wire…
➤ Eastern Connecticut State selects New Haven (DI) Cross Country HC/Track & Field AC Nicholas Noheimer for the same role with the Warriors. (link)
➤ Franklin & Marshall welcomes back former Swimming HC Ben Dlia to lead the Diplomats on an interim basis. (link)
➤ Hampden-Sydney hires Country Club of Charleston AC Courtney Faller as its Swimming HC. (link)
➤ La Verne Men’s and Women’s Golf HC/Director of Golf Operations Nathalie da Silva steps down. (link)
➤ MSOE elevates Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving AC Renata Schlomann to HC. (link)

More Higher Ed…
➤ Carnegie Mellon will lay off 10% of its workforce at its Software Engineering Institute, or 75 employees, citing federal funding changes. (link)
➤ Smith will offer free tuition to all families earning under $150K starting next fall. (link)
➤ College presidents are under mounting pressure amid federal scrutiny, waning public trust, AI uncertainty, and shorter tenures, so aspiring leaders are increasingly turning to senior-administrator training programs, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s David Jesse. The Council of Independent Colleges’ (CIC) Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission program, for instance, helps candidates discern whether they’re truly “called” to the presidency and what institutional fit suits them. Augustana President Emeritus Steven C. Bahls, director of the program: “We think prospective college presidents are more introspective at this time. In other words, a provost 10 years ago might have thought that a college president was a logical next step. Many of those are asking, ‘Is this really a logical next step? I need to explore whether this is within my calling, because they’ve seen the challenges of the job.’” When choosing which programs are best, Jesse points to those which bring in sitting administrators, attendees said, or send participants out to a campus to observe rather than those that focus on case studies. Toledo (DI) professor Robert A. Schultz explains that relying on case studies ignores the time constraints and the messiness of human nature that make leadership so challenging. “The business of dealing with people is messy because humans are humans. Until you’re in the mix of dealing with all the human interactions, both positive, negative, and neutral, you don’t understand, and you can’t get a reading on how to understand what’s going on.” CIC President Marjorie Hass compares successful training to learning to play jazz, which requires technical proficiency but also the ability to improvise. “There are skills you need in order to do it, but it is also very much an art. It’s very relationship-focused.” Lots more. (link)