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Following Nathan Pine's exit as athletic director in July 2026 - after his service was deemed "no longer accepted" - the U.S. Air Force Academy is preparing to search for its next AD within the Mountain West Conference. D1.dossiers has compiled a comprehensive intelligence report detailing the financial, structural, and philanthropic realities the incoming AD will inherit in Colorado Springs.
INSIDE THE DOSSIER...
Institutional Leadership & Governance: Profiles on incoming Superintendent Maj. Gen. Paul D. Moga '95 (succeeding Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind '91) and the 18-member Board of Visitors, including Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Erika Kirk, and Dina Powell.
Mountain West Compensation Benchmarking: Contract comparisons for the Athletic Director plus the head football, men's basketball, and women's basketball coaches against Mountain West Conference peers.
Philanthropic Deep Dive & Facilities: Intelligence on major donors behind the Falcon Athletic Fund - including USAA's new jersey patch sponsorship, the Erdle family's baseball gifts, and Jack & Vianne Kucera's $10 million Falcon Stadium renovation gift - plus the concluded $330.6 million "Defining Our Future" campaign.
Competitive Performance Diagnostics: A deep dig into the Falcons' historical win-loss metrics, LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings (2nd in the Mountain West for 2025-26), and football recruiting rankings.
NIL, Multi-Conference Affiliations & Media: A breakdown of Air Force's opt-out of the House settlement, its Mountain West revenue-sharing distributions under the new 2026-32 Grant of Rights, and its array of affiliate conference ties for hockey, lacrosse, wrestling, water polo, and more.