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Iowa State hires Auburn Executive Deputy AD Jared Benko as its next AD, starting October 30. President David Cook: “Athletics is vital to the strength of our university. Jared Benko brings the leadership experience and strategic vision to build on our success, support our student-athletes as students first and ensure Iowa State is well positioned for the future of college athletics.” ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the hire. Parker Executive Search assisted with the process. (link)
ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports: “The average additional payment that ESPN will pay for the expanded College Football Playoff is $345M annually the next five years, per sources, which is in addition to the average of $1.3B annually over that time ESPN is already paying. Of that new $345M, ESPN will only essentially be paying $205M, as they are getting back $140M annually from the cancellation of the three power conference championship games that ESPN owns the television rights to broadcast.” (link); Thamel adds: “Per sources, the amount Fox is expected to get back for the cancellation of the Big Ten title game, which it owns the television rights to, is estimated in the $50M range annually.” (link)
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Comings and Goings
NCAA DI…
Ball State: Former Adrian (DIII) student-athlete Zach Wade has been added as Catching Coordinator
Cal State Fullerton: Blake Davis has been added as an Infield Coordinator
Milwaukee: Joey Spence has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after playing for the Panthers
Northern Kentucky: Assistant Coach Jacob Trowbridge has added an additional role as the Director of Pitching Development
UMBC: Alex Robinson, owner of The Yard Baseball Academy, has been hired as Director of Player Development after most recently serving in the same role at CCBC Essex (NJCAA)
UMBC: Former Retriever standout Ehi Okojie has joined the staff as Player Development Assistant after earning the 2026 America East Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference honors as an outfielder
Wake Forest: Head Coach Tom Walter is currently on leave, according to Deacons Illustrated. D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers reported that the program is in the midst of an internal investigation, and that Walter’s return is TBD (link)
NCAA DIII…
WPI: Dan Briand has taken over as Head Coach after nine seasons at Anna Maria (DIII), where he became the program’s all-time winningest coach with 163 victories
NJCAA…
Glendale CC (AZ): Assistant Coach Griffin Hagen has been elevated to Interim Associate Head Coach
Glendale CC (AZ): Assistant Coach Ben Villines has added Recruiting Coordinator to his title
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Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DI…
Jacksonville: Will Vanneck has been added as an Assistant Men's Coach
NCAA DI…
Eastern Washington: Jordyn Grady has joined the staff as an Assistant Sprints & Hurdles Coach after competing for the Eagles
NCAA DI…
Eastern Washington: Jordyn Grady has joined the staff as an Assistant Sprints & Hurdles Coach after competing for the Eagles
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NCAA DIII…
Lakeland: Caedyn Wingrove has been added as an Assistant Coach
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NCAA DIII…
DeSales: Jordan Segrave has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DIII…
Ithaca: Women’s Flag Football is launching in 2027-28, with the search for the program’s first Head Coach beginning immediately (link)
NCAA DI…
UConn: Chris Ayers is no longer on staff as an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since January 2026
NAIA…
Hastings: Sydney Anderson has been added as an Assistant Coach
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Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DI…
Arizona State: Former North Dakota (DI) Head Coach Dave Hakstol has been officially named Head Coach after most recently serving as an Assistant Coach with the Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
UMass: Victor Kosztyla has been added as Director of Hockey Operations after previously serving as Student Manager of the men's hockey program at Maine (DI)
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NCAA DI…
Lafayette: Carlin Joyal is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2025
NCAA DI…
LIU: Meghan Els has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DIII…
Vermont State-Castleton: Dave Miceli has been announced as the program's new Head Coach after retiring as the Director of Athletics at Burr and Burton Academy (VT) in July 2026
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Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DII…
Rogers State: Grainger Scott has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DI…
USF: Chris Brown will step down as Head Coach following the 2026 season after 20 years with the program, including three seasons as Head Coach (link)
NCAA DI…
Bethune-Cookman: Former UCF (DI) student-athlete Kennedy Searcy has been added as an Assistant Coach
Norfolk State: Ace Matthews has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DII…
West Chester: Danielle Ciliberto has been added as an Assistant Coach
West Chester: Lauryn Kane has been added as an Assistant Coach
West Chester: Emma Zoldi has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DIII…
Ripon: Kayla Cruz has been added as an Assistant Coach
Vermont State-Castleton: Kate Condon has been added as an Assistant Coach
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Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DIII…
Bard: Chayse McQuan has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach after serving as an Elite Squash Coach at prominent New York City clubs, including Nicol Squash and SquashRx
NCAA DIII…
Hamilton: Elijah Venos has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach
NAIA…
Ave Maria: Kaleb Harriott has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach
Ave Maria: Seth Sproule has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach
NCAA DIII…
Hamilton: Elijah Venos has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach
NAIA…
Ave Maria: Kaleb Harriott has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach
Ave Maria: Seth Sproule has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach
NCAA DII…
Assumption: Former Holy Cross (DI) Assistant Coach Alana Wyatt has been hired as Head Men's & Women's Coach, bringing more than 15 years of experience in racquet sports, coaching, and player development
NCAA DIII…
Penn State Abington: Neil Guarino is no longer an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach
NCAA DII…
Assumption: Former Holy Cross (DI) Assistant Coach Alana Wyatt has been hired as Head Men's & Women's Coach, bringing more than 15 years of experience in racquet sports, coaching, and player development
NCAA DIII…
Penn State Abington: Neil Guarino is no longer an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach
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Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DI…
USC: After 31 years of coaching at Stanford (DI), Denise Corlett has been hired in an interim role to become the program's first-ever Director of Player Development
NCCAA…
Carolina: Kamra King has been promoted to a full-time Assistant Coach role after serving as a Graduate Assistant Coach
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Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DII…
Ferrum: Alumnus Trent Proctor has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after recently serving as a Graduate Assistant Coach at Randolph (DIII)
NCAA DIII…
Greensboro: Justin Harty has stepped down as Head Men's & Women's Coach after five seasons at the helm (link)
NAIA…
Life: Riley Dalrymple has been promoted to Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach after serving as a Graduate Assistant
NCAA DIII…
Greensboro: Justin Harty has stepped down as Head Men's & Women's Coach after five seasons at the helm (link)
NAIA…
Life: Riley Dalrymple has been promoted to Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach after serving as a Graduate Assistant
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