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D1.dossier: South Carolina State
With Interim Athletic Director Oliver "Buddy" Pough having stepped in following Dr. Nathan Cochran's abrupt departure in January 2025—the latest in a decade marked by significant administrative turnover—South Carolina State is searching for a permanent leader to guide the Bulldogs within the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The incoming AD will arrive in Orangeburg amid the newly launched "The Power of SC State" capital campaign, which has already raised $17.4 million toward a $41.2 million goal that includes a $10.4 million renovation of Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. D1.dossiers has compiled a comprehensive intelligence report detailing the financial, structural, and philanthropic realities the next AD will inherit.
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Institutional Leadership & Governance: Profiles on President Col. (Ret.) Alexander Conyers—whose contract was extended through June 2031 in February 2025—alongside his President's Cabinet and SC State's Board of Trustees.
MEAC Compensation Benchmarking: Contract comparisons for the AD plus football, men's basketball, and women's basketball head coaches against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference peers, establishing the financial baseline required to sustain the Bulldogs' recent run of top-tier MEAC finishes.
Philanthropic Deep Dive & Capital Projects: Intelligence on major donor backgrounds across the State Club's Miller Society, highlighted by Board Chair Douglas Gantt's leadership of the "R.I.S.E." campaign, plus an audit of "The Power of SC State" campaign's Athletics Enhancements pillar and its $10.4 million Oliver C. Dawson Stadium renovation.
Competitive Performance Diagnostics: A deep dig into the Bulldogs' historical win-loss metrics and LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, highlighting a 2nd-place finish in the MEAC All-Sports Awards for 2024-25.
Athletic Director Turnover & Future Scheduling: A review of the department's recent administrative volatility—six athletic directors since 2014—alongside future football scheduling, including a guarantee game against Coastal Carolina ($325,000) and home-and-home series with Wofford and Furman.