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The College Football Playoff is finalizing a deal to expand to 24 teams starting in 2027, with ESPN to buy additional games through the 2031 season, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Thamel and Heather Dinich report that the 24-team field is likely to include the Power 4 champions, the highest-ranked Group of 6 team and 19-at large spots, although those details have yet to be finalized. The top eight seeds would earn a bye, with the New Year’s Six bowls expected to remain as hosts of the quarterfinals and semifinals. (link, link)

Delaware State AD Tony Tucker will step down to become the Senior Assoc. Director of Admissions/Director of Strategic Projects and External Relations at the St. Andrew's School. More. (link)

The Big 12 agrees to a multi-year strategic partnership that will provide Principal Financial Group with featured uniform patch placement at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments as well as select Big 12 Olympic sport championship events. Sports agency rEvolution helped broker the agreement. (link)

NCAA DI…

Yale: Kris Quintana has been named Director of Men’s Basketball Operations after two seasons as an NBA G League Stats Auditor

NCAA DII…

D'Youville: Michael Mitrano has been added as the Director of Analytics & Video Operations

NCAA DIII…

Alfred: Connor Curcio has been added as an Assistant Coach

Capital: Shawn Williams has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Centennial High School

Capital: KC Hunt has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Wittenberg (DIII)

George Fox: Jimmy Smith has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as the Head Women's Coach at Warner Pacific (NAIA) since 2023

Hardin-Simmons: Will Bartoszek has been promoted to Assistant Coach after serving as a Graduate Assistant Coach since 2025

Otterbein: Trey Smith has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Findlay (DII)

Salisbury: Daniel Oyediran has joined the staff as Special Assistant to the Head Coach after playing for the Sea Gulls

NJCAA…

Cochise: David Matthews has been promoted to Assistant Coach after serving as a Volunteer Assistant Coach

Macomb CC: Micah Wingate has been promoted to Assistant Coach after serving as a Volunteer Assistant Coach

Madison: Erieonna Chappell has been added as Operations Assistant for both the men's and women's programs after previously serving as Video Coordinator Intern at Missouri State (DI) from 2022-24

Madison: Associate Head Coach Roy Boone has announced his departure after 10 years on staff

NCAA DII…

Davis & Elkins: Associate Dean of Students Brian Wilson has joined the program as an Assistant Coach. He previously served as Head Coach at Regent (DIII) from 2021-24

NCAA DIII…

Allegheny: Former Gator Sofia Genareo has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after spending one year as a Graduate Assistant Coach & Video Coordinator at Canisius (DI)

George Fox: Michael Roberts has been added as an Assistant Coach

NAIA…

Warner Pacific: Zharia Hale has been added as an Assistant Coach

Warner Pacific: Max D'Auvergne has been added as an Assistant Coach

Warner Pacific: Ajla Hergic has been added as an Assistant Coach

Warner Pacific: Craig Woods has been added as an Assistant Coach

Warner Pacific: Jonathan Maus has been added as an Assistant Coach

NJCAA…

Madison: Erieonna Chappell has been added as Operations Assistant for both the men's and women's programs after previously serving as Video Coordinator Intern at Missouri State (DI) from 2022-24

Madison: Demetria Prewitt has been added as an Assistant Coach after playing for Kirkwood CC (NJCAA) and Central Michigan (DI)

North Central (MI): Head Women's Volleyball Coach Ann Skufca has added an additional role as an Assistant Coach for the women’s basketball program