Edition #1468
November 2, 2026
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More from Schreiner AD Bill Raleigh’s Small College Conversation on returning to the ASC and what lies ahead for the Mountaineers. Key takeaways…
➤ On the benefits of rejoining the ASC: “The biggest one is it's a smaller conference, so all six teams qualify for conference championships and anybody who's building programs and trying to help them, that's a big, big thing. You go win a couple games in a conference tournament and your whole prospect changes, your whole season changes and how the team approaches themselves.” On the other hand: “It's a trade-off. I think football, it hurts a little bit. It's going to be a higher lift to get to competitive because of just how established and how good those programs are. But over the big picture, our footprint is closer, so our travel's a little bit easier. … The downside is we don't get as many conference games, so you've got to fill those non-conference games. So everything's a trade-off, but they've been great partners for us.”
➤ “Right now we're in what we call a privilege, not a right. So we're messaging to our athletes about trying to get them focused on the bigger picture, and we're really emphasizing making sure they're going to class, making sure they're doing the little things outside the classroom or outside the athletic arena to make sure they're able to succeed. … The number of professors who have come up to me saying it's just a different feeling in the classroom because the kids are engaged and expecting to be engaged and all those things, that's been really exciting.”
➤ Looking ahead: “Growth is a big thing and responsible growth is the most important thing. That's why football has been great, but we've got to make sure we're growing it and I'm trying to keep people looking forward. As we get better, as we go through this, our number of freshmen are going to start going down. So we can't get caught. We had a hundred freshmen this year. We'll have probably 70 next year and hopefully level off at 50 or something. Well, if you get caught going, what happened to that 50 freshmen you had? We've got to fill them in someplace else. So that's a big process. Then we have a lot of building we have to do. Infrastructure never stays up to growth and we've got some things we've got to get caught up on. … A lot of infrastructure that we have to really figure out. So my plate is full for the next few years, there's no question about that, but it's exciting and it's been fun here. It's been a team effort.” (link)
The Championships Committee is recommending preliminary round hosts of the Men’s and Women’s Team Tennis Championship receive the same NCAA live streaming stipend to support early round matches. The addition would cost $48K per year, with the Champs Committee recommending the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee include tennis starting this academic year. Also of note, the committee added average time gap from scoring student-athletes to the cross country selection criteria and denied Johns Hopkins’ tennis waiver to be eligible for the Centennial Conference AQ while competing as an independent. (link)
Check out the latest NPI rankings as we get closer to fall championship selections: field hockey (link), football (link), men’s (link) and women’s (link) soccer and women’s volleyball (link).
Fundraising Wins…
➤ Carnegie Mellon will rename its arena in the Highmark Center after alum/Carolina Panthers Owner David Tepper after his most recent gift for athletics. (link)
➤ Catholic’s Cardinal Giving Challenge brought in a record $840+ from 3,354 donors. (link)
➤ Franklin & Marshall raised over $685K from its Raise Our Game campaign. (link)
➤ Maryville brought in over $200K from 505 donors during its annual Scots Wha Hae giving challenge. (link)
➤ DeSales’ annual Bark-A-Thon raised more than $174K. (link)
➤ Marywood receives a donation from Peoples Security Bank & Trust to be its official scoreboard sponsor for athletics’ Ignite the Light campaign. (link)
Deal Corner…
➤ Edgewood inks a multi-year extension with BSN Sports and Under Armour. (link)
➤ Johns Hopkins teams up with Prospect HQ to support career opportunities for current and former student-athletes. (link)
➤ The ODAC inks a conference-wide deal with Athletic Solutions to provide ODAC student-athletes with NIL Locker Rooms. (link)
➤ Westfield State men’s swimming & diving are set to join the LEC as affiliate members starting in 2027-28. (link)
People & Places…
➤ Bowdoin Football HC B.J. Hammer is taking a leave of absence. AC Nick Turchyn will serve as Interim HC. (link)
➤ St. Lawrence selects former Millikin Director of Swimming & Triathlon Ed Pacey as its first Women’s Triathlon HC. (link)
➤ York (NY) removes the acting tag from Men’s Track & Field HC Brahim Chaab, who will continue to serve as Men’s Socer HC, and Women’s Track & Field HC/Men’s and Women’s Cross Country HC Lorelei Black. (link)
Front Office Sports and Teamworks released the Teamworks State of AI in Sports 2026 report, revealing a stark disconnect between artificial intelligence adoption and measurable financial returns across the sports ecosystem. While 90% of sports organizations expect their AI usage to increase over the next two to three years and 79% expanded their investments over the past 12 months, only 15% can currently demonstrate clear ROI. The research, which surveyed 164 collegiate and professional organizations, indicates that fragmented, department-level purchasing serves as the primary operational bottleneck. Key findings…
➤ Organizations deploying AI against an organization-wide strategy report clear ROI at a 37% rate, compared to just 2% for those adopting tools one department at a time.
➤ Respondents cited integrating existing systems as their top planned investment (58%), while only 12% plan to replace a core system. Buyers prioritize accuracy (77%) and data security (65%) far above the sophistication of the underlying model (9%) when evaluating new products.
➤ Athletic departments historically purchased separate software platforms for different internal functions, leaving medical data in one system, scouting data in another, and performance metrics in a third. Because artificial intelligence requires unified data to function effectively, this software fragmentation severely limits the technology's ability to generate actionable insights. When an organization consolidates its data into a connected record (one to three systems), AI tools can analyze the complete athlete profile to produce a clear return on investment—defined by the report as measurable financial gains or definitively improved operational decisions—67% of the time. When that data remains scattered across a fragmented record (four or more systems), AI tools fail to connect the dots, causing the ROI success rate to plummet to just one in eight. (link)
Regular youth sports participation reached a 12-year high of nearly 41% in 2025, propelled by post-pandemic surges in tennis and golf alongside continued flag football growth, per data from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association and the Aspen Institute's Project Play initiative. From 2019 to 2025, core tennis participation rose 72% among kids ages 6-12 and 46% for ages 13-17, while core golf play increased 33% [ages 6-12] and 36% [ages 13-17]. On the other end, core participation among 13-17-year-olds fell 41.7% in wrestling, 39.3% in team swimming, 23.6% in track & field and 22.7% in lacrosse. Data shows retention challenges for soccer and baseball, with participation for both peaking at six years old and following a consistent downward trend as kids age, citing early sport specialization. Rsing costs widened the household economic divide with those boasting higher average household wealth statistically more capable of absorbing rising youth sports expenses, even amid economic downturns or cuts to public sports programming. Core participation for children ages 6-12 in households earning $25K or less dropped by 7% in 2025, expanding the participation gap between high- and low-income tiers to 24.8 percentage points, up from 14.5 percentage points in 2022. Full report. (link)
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(NEW!) Manager of Equipment Operations (St. Lawrence University / Canton, NY): St. Lawrence University invites applications for a full-time Manager of Equipment Operations. More details HERE.
Director of Athletics (University of Alabama at Birmingham / Birmingham, AL): UAB seeks an experienced athletics leader to drive competitive success, financial growth, compliance, and student-athlete development through strategic leadership. (DI) More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Birmingham? Click HERE.
Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach (Centre College / Danville, KY): Provide assistance in coaching, recruiting, and administrative duties for a highly competitive Division III men’s lacrosse program. CPR, AED, and First-Aid certifications will be required once hired. More details HERE.
Assistant Coach, Baseball/Recreation Equipment Coordinator (University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point / Stevens Point, WI): This position involves a dual-role within the Division of Student Affairs and Athletics. More details HERE.
Assistant Baseball Coach (University of Minnesota – Morris / Morris, MN): Seeking energetic assistant coach to join one of the top UMAC teams in our conference championship drive. Full benefit eligible position w/ cost-free on-campus housing package included. ROLL Cougs! More details HERE.
Assistant Athletic Trainer (St. Joseph's University – Brooklyn / Brooklyn, NY): The Assistant Athletic Trainer serves sport programs and student-athletes by providing comprehensive health care to include preventive and rehabilitative care of injuries. More details HERE.
Director of Athletics (Susquehanna University / Selinsgrove, PA): Susquehanna University invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of director of athletics. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Selinsgrove? Click HERE.
Associate Commissioner, Sports Administration and Championships/Men’s Basketball (Mountain West Conference / Las Vegas, NV): The Associate Commissioner will serve the Conference and its member institutions to oversee and lead all aspects of the Conference’s men’s basketball enterprise. (DI) More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Las Vegas? Click HERE.
Intern/Assistant Baseball Coach (Hanover College / Hanover, IN): Seeking dynamic person to assist with management of the program, including scheduling/implementing practices/skill development, team supervision/ops/travel, game prep, recruiting/scouting, & coaching. More details HERE.
Temporary Assistant Tennis Coach, Men's Tennis (Brandeis University / Waltham, MA): The Temporary Assistant Coach will assist the head coach in running a successful men's tennis program which competes as a NCAA Division III program and as a member of the UAA. More details HERE.
Temporary Assistant Tennis Coach, Women's Tennis (Brandeis University / Waltham, MA): The Temporary Assistant Coach assists the head coach in running a successful women's tennis program which competes as a NCAA Division III program and as a member of UAA. More details HERE.
Assistant Softball Coach - Pitching (Franklin & Marshall College / Lancaster, PA): Job Description: The Assistant Softball Coach is responsible for providing effective support for the softball program. More details HERE.
Assistant Coach, Men's and Women's Swimming (New York University / New York, NY): Serve as assistant coach for M/W swimming. In conjunction with the head coach, develop and implement strategies to recruit student athletes; assess the team's future needs. More details HERE.
Public Relations Specialist (Athletics Communications) (Rutgers University - Camden / Camden, NJ): Rutgers University-Camden is seeking a Public Relations Specialist of Athletics for Sports Communications. More details HERE.
Associate Athletic Director for Sports Information and Communication (Colby College / Waterville, ME): The Associate Athletic Director for Sports Information & Communications serves as a senior communications strategist and administrator for the Department of Athletics. More details HERE.
Director of Sport Performance (The Catholic University of America / Washington, DC): Lead strength and conditioning for 25 NCAA DIII and IRA teams, while educating students and coaches and adhering to all rules. More details HERE.
Teaching Professor with Assistant Rank: Media Studies (University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point / Stevens Point, WI): This position focuses heavily on undergraduate teaching in a program that integrates comprehensive technical training with a rigorous critical approach. More details HERE.
Head Tennis Coach (Wabash College / Crawfordsville, IN): The Head Tennis Coach is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and administration of the men’s tennis program. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Crawfordsville? Click HERE.
Head Men's and Women's Bowling Coach (Albion College / Albion, MI): Albion College invites applications for the Head Coach, Men's & Women's Bowling position. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Albion? Click HERE.
Staff Assistant - Athletics Equipment & Operations Manager (Fitchburg State University / Fitchburg, MA): The Athletics Equipment & Operations Manager serves as the department's equipment manager and primary home game manager. More details HERE.
Senior Associate Commissioner for Institutional Services (Mid-American Conference / Cleveland, OH): The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and strategic leader to serve as Senior Associate Commissioner for Institutional Services. (DI) More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Cleveland? Click HERE.
Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations (Albany State University / Albany, GA): Help shape the future of Golden Rams Athletics by leading financial operations, strengthening fiscal accountability, and supporting the continued growth of our 12 NCAA Division II programs. (DII) More details HERE.
Director, Sport Performance and Wellness (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – RPI / Troy, NY): Leads sport performance, wellness, and data analytics for RPI Athletics, overseeing strength and conditioning to enhance student-athlete safety, wellbeing & performance, including Division I hockey. More details HERE.
Executive Associate Athletic Director/Director of Athletic Development (Fairfield University / Fairfield, CT): Seeking a dynamic, accomplished, and highly motivated Executive Associate Athletic Director/Director of Athletic Development to lead its athletic fundraising program. (DI) More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Fairfield? Click HERE.
Head Coach, Women's Flag Football (Saint Anselm College / Manchester, NH): Will recruit an inaugural roster, develop the program’s culture, prepare for its first season, and work with Athletics leadership on a competition schedule and operating budget for separate approval. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Manchester? Click HERE.
Head Men's & Women's Cross Country Coach (Trinity College – Connecticut / Hartford, CT): Lead men’s and women’s cross country programs at an NCAA Division III institution in the NESCAC, overseeing recruitment, training, competition, and student-athlete development. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Hartford? Click HERE.
Director of Athletics Media Relations (St. Joseph's University – Brooklyn / Brooklyn, NY): Join us as the lead story teller for 11 varsity teams in a historic neighborhood in Brooklyn in the greatest city in the world. More details HERE.
Men's Assistant Coach (Swarthmore College / Swarthmore, PA): Swarthmore College Men's Lacrosse is hiring an assistant coach. Duties include recruiting, logistics and on field coaching. Send resume to [email protected] More details HERE.
Assistant Director Facilities/Operations and External Rentals (The Catholic University of America / Washington, DC): Support the Assistant AD in managing external facility rentals, DuFour Center operations, student employment, and event management to sustain an active, student-oriented campus environment. More details HERE.
Internal Operations/Facilities and Event Management Graduate Assistant (Fort Hays State University / Hays, KS): Fort Hays State University seeks a graduate assistant for internal operations and event facility management for the athletic department. (DII) More details HERE.
Assistant Director, Athletic Facilities, Equipment & Operations (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – RPI / Troy, NY): Oversees athletic facility operations, staffing, scheduling and maintenance; coordinates ROTC and events; and manages athletic equipment inventory, budgeting, ordering, issuance, laundry, and repairs. More details HERE.
Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Head Coach (Chatham University / Pittsburgh, PA): The Head Coach is responsible for overseeing assistant coaches, student support staff, and student-athletes. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Pittsburgh? Click HERE.
RIT University Advancement Associate Director (Rochester Institute of Technology / Rochester, NY): The Associate Director builds & advances the prospect pipeline in support of university priorities, with a dedicated focus on Athletics, Parents and Sentinel Society. More details HERE.
Women's Lacrosse Head Coach (Whittier College / Whittier, CA): The Athletics Department at Whittier College is seeking a women's lacrosse head coach. More details HERE. What would it cost to move to Whittier? Click HERE.
Associate Athletic Director for Sports Analytics (William & Mary / Williamsburg, VA): The Associate AD for Sports Analytics leads the department's strategy for data, analytics, and artificial intelligence across all 23 varsity sports. (DI) More details HERE.
Director, Governance and Compliance (Mountain West Conference / Las Vegas, NV): The Director, Governance & Compliance will serve the Mountain West Conference and its member institutions supporting the day-to-day aspects of the Conference’s governance and compliance services. (DI) More details HERE.
Associate Athletic Trainer (Spalding University / Louisville, KY): Associate Athletic Trainer - maintain and coordinate a comprehensive sports medicine program, under the leadership of the Head Athletic Trainer. More details HERE.
Assistant Athletic Trainer (Spalding University / Louisville, KY): The full-time Assistant Athletic Trainer will maintain and coordinate a comprehensive sports medicine program for Spalding University athletics under the leadership of the Head Athletic Trainer. More details HERE.