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Sports without changes since the last edition... Bass Fishing, Beach Volleyball, Cycling, Equestrian, Esports, Fencing, Field Hockey, Women's Gymnastics (+ Acrobatics & Tumbling), Men's Ice Hockey, Women's Ice Hockey, Rifle/Shooting, Rodeo, Rugby, Sailing, Skiing, Sprint Football, Squash, Women's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Women's Water Polo and Weightlifting. If we missed one, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. Thank you!
Key Industry News
CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reports “there’s a growing belief that the SEC may soon adopt something similar to the Big Ten’s new rule that would include a salary cap and also financial penalties if teams go over the salary cap number.” (link)
House settlement plaintiffs attorneys are petitioning a federal court to approve $18.6M in fees and expenses after logging more than 3,430 hours monitoring and enforcing the settlement during its first year, per Sportico’s Daniel Libit. The request filed by Hagens Berman and Winston Taylor asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins to award them $3.81M for “monitoring and enforcement” work, $14.82M in incentive fees tied to the student-athlete revenue-sharing pool and just over $200K in related out-of-pocket expenses. More. (link)
Michigan has agreed to pay search firm TurnkeyZRG $250K to help locate a replacement for departing AD Warde Manuel, per the Detroit Free Press’ Dave Boucher and Tony Garcia. The September agreement expands on a previous deal between parties, outlining three installments, $90K upfront, another $85K 30 days after the start of the search and a final $75K either at the 60-day mark or upon hiring, for an ongoing process that officially started on October 1. More. (link)
Comings and Goings
NCAA DI…
Abilene Christian: After serving on staff since August 2025, Casey Popham has left his position as the Director of Pitching Development to join the Chicago Cubs as a Minor League Pitching Coach
Campbell: Tyler Cotto has been elevated to Assistant Coach after serving as the program's Director of Player Development since July 2026
East Carolina: Head Coach Cliff Godwin is back with the program after taking a leave of absence and has resumed regular coaching duties
Tarleton State: Reid Brown has been promoted to Director of Data/Analytics after serving as a Student Manager
Western Michigan: Glenn Miller is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2025
NCAA DII…
Carson-Newman: Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator Brendan Krob has departed to join Morristown-Hamblen West High School as Head Coach
Florida Southern: Kevin Mahoney has been added as an Assistant Coach
UMSL: Alumnus Kyle Nicholas has joined the staff as the Director of Operations
USC Beaufort: Christian Vann has been added as the Director of Pitching Development
NCAA DIII…
Gettysburg: Dominic Gorence has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as a Volunteer Assistant Coach at Wooster (DIII) since January 2025
St. Norbert: Kevin Brauer has moved into a full-time Assistant Coach role after spending the past three seasons as a part-time assistant with the program
NWAC…
Clark College: Xavier Gilmore 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]
NJCAA…
Rock Valley: Kelly Whipple is no longer serving as an Assistant Men’s Coach
NCAA DI…
Santa Clara: Michael Brewer has been promoted to Associate Head Men’s and Women’s Rowing Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach
Texas: Former Longhorn rower Susanna Temming has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending the 2025 season in the same role at UCLA (DI)
NCAA DIII…
Tufts: Jessica Hooper has been added as an Assistant Women’s Rowing Coach
NCAA DI…
VMI: Carlos Alexander has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Coach
NCAA DII…
Lee: Toni Cardenas has been elevated from Assistant Coach to Associate Head Coach
NCAA DIII…
WestConn: Eduardo Marquez has been hired as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach (Javelin)
NCAA DI…
VMI: Carlos Alexander has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Coach
NCAA DII…
Lee: Toni Cardenas has been elevated from Assistant Coach to Associate Head Coach
NCAA DIII…
WestConn: Eduardo Marquez has been hired as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach (Javelin)
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…
Purdue Northwest: Candace Griffin has been added as an Assistant Coach
Purdue Northwest: Stan Baptiste has been added as an Assistant Coach
NJCAA…
Montgomery County CC: Meghan Reek has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as a Junior Varsity Head Soccer Coach at Gwynedd Mercy Academy
NAIA…
Spartanburg Methodist: Elijah Todd has been named Interim Head Men’s and Women’s Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach
NAIA…
Spartanburg Methodist: Elijah Todd has been named Interim Head Men’s and Women’s Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DI…
Cal: Former Oklahoma (DI) national champion and team captain Alexei Vernyi has been hired as an Assistant Coach after four years coaching at the club level
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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 DIII…
Christopher Newport: Zach Quezada has been added as an Assistant Coach after most recently serving as Head Coach at Catholic High School in Virginia Beach
NCAA DI…
Niagara: Former Monmouth (DI) student-athlete Taylor Charpentier has been added as an Assistant Coach after coaching at Mass Elite Lacrosse and at the Institute of Performance & Fitness
Stonehill: Claire Smith is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2025
NCAA DII…
Shippensburg: Emily Young has been promoted to Assistant Coach after serving as a Student Assistant
NCAA DIII…
Alma: Sam Peterson is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role for two seasons
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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 DI…
Robert Morris: Abraham Lopez-Mendoza has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach
VCU: Dave Giffard is stepping away from college coaching after 17 seasons as Head Coach (link)
NAIA…
Brescia: Lance Dickens has been added as an Assistant Coach
NJCAA…
Montgomery County CC: Kevin Rooney has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DI…
Harvard: Kimberly Bingham has been added as a Goalkeeper Coach
Missouri: The Tigers and Head Coach Stefanie Golan have mutually agreed to part ways following six seasons at the helm (link)
Tennessee: Joe Kirt has been relieved of his duties as Head Coach after five seasons in the role, with Associate Head Coach Jonathan Morgan named Interim Head Coach (link)
NCAA DIII…
Neumann: Assistant Men's Coach Zack Swarbrick has also taken on the role of Recruiting Assistant for the women's program
NAIA…
Washington Adventist: Notre Dame (MD) (DIII) Hall of Famer Alla Stepanov has been hired as the program's Head Coach after previously coaching at The Catholic High School of Baltimore (MD)
NCAA DI…
Saint Peter’s: Now-Allah James has been named Head Coach after spending the past two seasons leading NC Central (DI)
UNC Wilmington: Head Coach Ashley Wade has secured a contract extension through June 30, 2029
NCAA DII…
Johnson C. Smith: Chris McKenzie is no longer the Head Softball Coach and Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach after serving on staff since 2025
Regis: Dante Fedeli is no longer an Assistant Coach
NAIA…
Rochester Christian: Erin Benschoter has updated roles to Co-Head Coach after serving as the Head Coach
Rochester Christian: Zach Benschoter has been named Co-Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach / Recruiting
NCAA DI…
Valparaiso: Rachel Stiles has been added as the Pep Band Director
NCAA DII…
Drury: Audri Moses has been named Head Dance Coach, bringing in experience as an Elite Dance Instructor & Choreographer at Studio 5678
NCAA DIII…
Asbury: Lucy Cole has been named Head Cheer Coach (link)
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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…
Baruch: Daniel Vasilkoff has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach
Loras: Caden Gillmore has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach
NCAA DIII…
Baruch: Daniel Vasilkoff has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach
Loras: Caden Gillmore has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach
NCAA DI…
Saint Mary's (CA): Former Loyola Marymount (DI) student-athlete Alex Padro Parra has been added as an Assistant Men's Coach
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NCAA DIII…
St. Lawrence: Former Millikin (DIII) Director of Swimming & Triathlon Ed Pacey has been tapped as the first Head Women’s Triathlon Coach ahead of the program’s inaugural season in Fall 2027
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NCAA DI…
Central Arkansas: Assistant Coach Jovan Garcia has been appointed Interim Head Coach
NCAA DII…
Johnson C. Smith: Chris McKenzie is no longer the Head Softball Coach and Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach after serving on staff since 2025
NCAA DIII…
SUNY Oswego: Eric McCrobie has been added as an Assistant Coach
3C2A…
San Joaquin Delta: Emma Miller has been added as an Assistant Coach
San Joaquin Delta: Nancy Cuevas has been added as an Assistant Coach
San Joaquin Delta: Owen Henning has been added as an Assistant Coach
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 DIII…
Hunter: Youssef Ait Boulahri has been added as an Assistant Coach
Hunter: Nate Dugan has been added as an Assistant Coach
Nebraska Wesleyan: Emillio Chavez has been added as an Assistant Coach
NAIA…
Corban: Rob Bronson has been added as an Assistant Coach
Corban: Brayden Boyd has been added as an Assistant Coach
Rochester Christian: Mason Breece has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DII…
Fairmont State: Assistant Men's Coach Cole Laya has added assistant coaching duties with the women's program
NCAA DIII…
Alvernia: Adrian Rosa has been added as a Head Assistant after serving as a Volunteer Assistant Coach at Albright (DIII)
Western New England: Todd Patterson has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Team Tugman Wrestling Club
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