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#10: West Alabama Asst. AD for Athletic Communications Layton Jackson is headed to Lipscomb (DI) as Asst. Director of Athletic Communications. (link) |
#9: East Central enters into a multi-year partnership with Communication Federal Credit Union (CFCU) to serve as the first-ever Official Title Sponsor of ECU Athletics. (link) |
#8: McKendree Football HC Mike Babcock resigns after 11 seasons at the helm to become the Special Asst. to the HC at UCLA (DI). Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach Jason Refjek will serve as Interim HC for the upcoming season. (link, link)
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#7: Coker Men’s & Women’s Golf HC John Hackney retires after 25-plus combined years of coaching, including the last three with the Cobras. (link); Coker welcomes golf pro/prep coach David Coker as Men’s & Women’s Golf HC. (link)
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#6: Frostburg State is facing a $7.7M budget deficit and notes in a letter to campus “there is no risk of FSU closing and our students’ education will not be altered or interrupted.” The university has cut more than $1.5M starting in July and has a plan “which will be a multi-year effort, focuses on four main elements: an administrative reorganization (for projected savings up to $1.7 million in FY25 and beyond); a reduction in faculty staffing (for projected savings up to $3.9 million in FY26 and up to $4.8 million in FY27); reductions to our athletics budget and scholarship reallocations (for projected savings of $883,000 in FY25 and beyond); and University and unit operational reductions (for projected savings up to $1 million in FY25 and beyond). A reduction in faculty staffing will address an imbalance in the reduction of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollments of 36% since FY 2010 versus the reduction of FTE faculty by only 14% during that same period.” (link)
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#5: Montevallo Senior Assoc. AD for Internal Operations/SWA Dawn Makofski is no longer with the Falcons and Baseball HC Chandler Rose has taken on the role of Asst. AD in addition to his coaching duties. (link)
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#4: Post promotes Senior Assoc. AD/SWA Karin Mann to be the Eagles’ next AD, starting August 12. SVP Scott Allen: “Karin's journey with Post began in 1998 when she joined the athletics department as a part-time athletic trainer for (then) Teikyo Post University. Over the past 26 years, she has become the longest-tenured and one of the most versatile members of our athletics department. Her vast knowledge of Division II athletics, skill at building relationships and her deep compassion for student-athletes have earned her immense respect from colleagues, student-athletes, and parents alike.” (link)
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#3: Nova Southeastern promotes Assoc. AD for External Operations John Sung to Interim AD after serving on staff since April 2023. Senior VP for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Brad Williams: “We are excited for John to join the EMSAA Senior Leadership Team. John's background and creativity will help us to reach President [George] Hanbury's vision of connecting our student-athletes and the greater student body to further create ‘1NSU.’” (link)
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#2: New Embry-Riddle AD Rachel Burleson sits down to discuss her vision for the Eagles, what drew her to this opportunity and more. On what drew her to ERAU: “It's a place that we can be successful, being part of something is really all I've ever wanted and being able to have a part in those decisions, those moves and that journey. So really what drew me is that ability. You look at Embry-Riddle as an outsider and that is an institution that is, can be, should be all of the Division II model and the pillars that build Division II is really what we are. […] When I look and think about when I applied for this job, I was very specific right. I knew that this was the job I wanted. I knew that my career had built me to be ready for this job. I've spent my career doing different things and really the last seven years building a culture and a one team mentality and seeing all the successes that come with that. So being able to be a part of something here and with people with such tremendous pride in what they do, student athletes that are spectacular and going to do incredible things in the world and being able to be part of that journey really is the reason I'm here.” Asked about her vision for the Eagles: “The short answer is that we will be an NCAA DII powerhouse, the model DII department. We will have a strong and unified athletic department with a focus on our constituents which culminates in our ultimate goals, success. In its current state, we are an incredible institution with a tremendous athletic department. The coaches, staff, student-athletes, and the University already have an outstanding reputation; however, with a concentrated effort in continuing and building on our current success, the sky is the limit.” (link)
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#1: Texas-Permian Basin has concluded on-campus AD interviews, per Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Cory Hogue, who adds a decision “could be reached within the next week.” (link)
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