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Detroit Mercy AD Robert Vowels will retire at the end of this academic year. President Donald Taylor: “I want to thank Robert for his leadership, the many ways he has shaped our program and supported our student-athletes over the past 13 years. We look forward to honoring him throughout this academic year and working together on the next chapter of UDM Athletics.” CSA Search & Consulting will assist with the search for Vowels’ successor. (link)

The U.S. Senate cleared the first procedural hurdle for the Protect College Sports Act in a 74-24 vote, initiating a four-stage voting process ahead of a targeted final chamber vote next week. Although the House of Representatives plans to break for recess, Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) expect the chamber to pass the bill before the Nov. 3 midterms, aided by outreach from President Donald Trump. More. (link)

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says the Protect College Sports Act would likely be taken up by the House following the midterm elections and not before as Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman reports Thursday’s House voting schedule has now been cancelled with today serving as the legislative body’s last in session before the midterms. More. (link, link, link, link)

UCLA announces that admission to all regular-season home football and men’s and women’s basketball games is now free for all eligible undergraduate and graduate students, starting this Saturday when football hosts Purdue in its Big Ten opener at the Rose Bowl. In addition, students will have the opportunity to purchase up to eight guest tickets for each home football game, with the exception of UCLA's match-up against USC. (link)

NCAA DI… 

Detroit Mercy: AJ Bollis has been promoted to Director of Operations after serving as a Graduate Assistant since June 2024

Purdue Fort Wayne: Ryan Sims has been promoted to Associate Head Coach – Chief of Staff after 17 years with the program

UC Davis: Jay Flores has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Montana (DI)

UC Davis: Brian Holloway has been added as a Program Operations Coordinator

UC Davis: Alex Pritchard has been added as a Video and Data Analytics Coordinator

Utah Valley: Head Coach Todd Phillips has signed an extension keeping him with the Wolverines through the 2029-30 season 

NCAA DII…

Biola: Daniel Esparza has been added as an Assistant Coach

Goldey-Beacom: Rickey J. Sullivan, Jr. has been added as an Assistant Coach

Goldey-Beacom: Eddie Klima has been added as an Assistant Coach

Goldey-Beacom: Justin Allen has been added as an Assistant Coach

Johnson C. Smith: LeVelle Gerrald has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Clinton (NCCAA)

Malone: Nick Newland has been hired as an Assistant Coach

Malone: Ian Travis has been hired as a Graduate Assistant Coach after previously serving as a Student Manager with the program

New Mexico Highlands: Chris Lewis has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Head Coach at Weatherford (NJCAA) since 2021

New Mexico Highlands: Brandon Tillis has been hired as an Assistant Coach/Player Development after serving as a Player Development Coach with the Shanxi FeiJiu Brave Dragons (CBA) through the 2025–26 season

New Mexico Highlands: Omeed Fakhimi has joined as an Assistant Coach after five years specializing in international player placement and scouting

New Mexico Highlands: Todd Zollinger has been added as an Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator after working in scouting and operations with JUCO Advocate and Verbal Commits from 2019-26

Rockhurst: Runey Hernandez has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Norwich: Dylan Trombley has been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Plattsburgh State (DIII) since 2024

NJCAA…

Rock Valley: Hunter Rickels has been added as an Assistant Coach after most recently serving in the same role at Loras (DIII)

NCAA DII…

Sioux Falls: Paige Meyer has been hired as an Assistant Coach after a decorated playing career at South Dakota State (DI) and a season playing professionally overseas

Sioux Falls: Shawn Bergan has been elevated to a full-time Assistant Coach after 12 seasons as a part-time assistant with the Cougars

Tusculum: McKenna Beeler has been hired as an Assistant Coach 

NAIA…

Grand View: Kelli Greenway returns as Head Coach after four seasons as an Assistant Coach at Drake (DI), following five seasons as the Vikings’ Head Coach 

NJCAA…

Ellsworth CC: Taylor Ross has been added as an Assistant Coach

Ellsworth CC: Tucker Clabaugh has been added as an Assistant Coach