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D1.dossier: UAB
Following Mark Ingram's departure as athletic director in August 2026, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is preparing to search for its next AD within the American Conference, with men's basketball head coach Andy Kennedy serving as interim. D1.dossiers has compiled a comprehensive intelligence report detailing the financial, structural, and philanthropic realities the next AD will inherit in Birmingham.
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University Leadership & Governance: Profiles on President Ray L. Watts (in the role since February 2013), his President's Cabinet, and the UA System Board of Trustees, including President Pro Tempore Scott Phelps and ex-officio President Governor Kay Ivey.
American Conference Compensation Benchmarking: Contract comparisons for the Athletic Director plus the head football, men's basketball, and women's basketball coaches against American Conference peers.
Philanthropic Deep Dive & Facilities: Intelligence on major donors behind the Blazer Boosters - including the Collat family, Steve and Katrina DeMedicis, and Dwight and Sandy Sandlin's gifts to the $15.4 million Bartow Arena renovation, plus C Spire's arena club naming rights and Legacy Community FCU's $4.2 million naming deal for the Football Ops facility - and the concluded $1.003 billion "Campaign for UAB" (2009-18).
Competitive Performance Diagnostics: A deep dig into the Blazers' historical win-loss metrics, LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, and football and men's basketball recruiting rankings.
NIL, Multi-Conference Affiliation & Media: A breakdown of UAB's opt-in to the House settlement via its Competitive Excellence Fund, the American Conference's ESPN media rights deal, and its affiliate conference ties in Conference USA (women's beach volleyball), the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (women's bowling), and the Southern Conference (mixed rifle).