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Several ADs and administrators tell The Athletic’s Ralph Russo and Justin Williams they believe the roster limits issue with the House settlement will be resolved, with one Power 4 AD remarking: “This settlement is not going to blow up over this.” Still, another AD submits: “We could have spun this into a win, that we were doing the right thing. Now, it looks like we’re being forced to do the right thing again.” Russo and Williams: “The potential doomsday scenario – in which the roster limit issue doesn’t get resolved and the settlement is denied –  is not one that any of the administrators The Athletic spoke to have seriously considered. Each of them expressed confidence that this problem would get resolved and that the settlement was too important and had come too far to get derailed at the eleventh hour. … Resistant as the NCAA has been to adjusting the settlement, that grisly alternative (of a trial or trials which could threaten to bankrupt the NCAA) is why it worked toward a compromise in the first place, and it’s an outcome the organization cannot afford to risk.” (link)

While nothing has been finalized, Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger reports that a “proposal to phase in the new roster limits [for the House settlement] has emerged.” Dellenger adds that “such a move – the grandfathering-in of roster positions – comes with a bevy of questions, concerns and uncertainties. Will schools be mandated to grandfather-in roster positions? Or will it be voluntary? What of players who have already transferred elsewhere? What happens to recruits who signed with other schools because their original commitment wasn’t honored? And, most notably, how exactly will the judge react to whatever proposal is put forward?” Baylor AD Mack Rhoades told Dellenger last week that “it makes it difficult because there are institutions – including ourselves – that have already had conversations with head coaches about roster limits and some of those coaches have already had conversations with those particular individual student-athletes. How do you go back to do that? What will be interesting moving forward is, is this a mandated grandfather-in or is it optional and each school will choose how to do that? If it’s mandated, there’s some work to do. There are schools, programs and coaches and ADs who are going to have to undo some of those conversations.” Michigan AD Warde Manuel last week also indicated the Wolverines have made decisions based on the settlement but believes in grandfathering in the roster limits. “This is what we should be doing. … It was wrong for us to go to the (roster) number in just one year.” While details of the proposal remain unclear, Dellenger notes the “current belief among multiple college administrators is that the brief will permit schools, at their own discretion, to protect or grandfather in any current player on a roster and those cut this year due to roster limits. A school would be expected to track their protected roster spots with a rolling list of exceptions. Those protected athletes would presumably roll off the exception list as their eligibility expires.” (link)

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer has dismissed a lawsuit led by former Kansas men’s basketball standout Mario Chalmers, finding the suit untimely, according to Boise State professor Sam Ehrlich, who notes: “While this decision is only for the Chalmers case, I imagine the other cases will rely heavily on this decision, if not adopt it completely. Of note, the court firmly rejected the plaintiffs' primary counter to the statute of limitations defense -- the continuing violation doctrine -- due to the alleged continuing violations not being new individual overt acts. The court also agrees with the NCAA that the plaintiffs' claims are precluded by the O'Bannon and Alston cases -- in other words, the court finds that the plaintiffs' claims were likely already covered by O'Bannon and/or Alston and that the plaintiffs can't sue over them again. The court also dismisses the plaintiffs' separate unjust enrichment claims, finding that the claims duplicate the dismissed antitrust claims and that these claims are similarly untimely. The statute of limitations was always going to be the barrier to success here, so this isn't too surprising. There's a reason why the House settlement has that temporal cut-off, and that reason is neatly demonstrated today.” (link); Full opinion. (link) 

NCAA FBS…

Boise State: Head Coach Spencer Danielson has signed a contract extension through the 2029 season that will see his salary double to $2M starting this season (link)

North Carolina: Manny Miles appears to have been added as an Offensive Assistant

Oklahoma: Charlie Parkinson has been hired as Assistant Director of College Scouting after serving as a Scouting Assistant for The Senior Bowl

Penn State: Special Teams Analyst Keith Bruno has reportedly stepped down (link)

West Virginia: Former Assistant Defensive Line Coach (2021-23) Ashton Derico has returned as a Defensive Analyst. He spent last season as a Defensive Line Coach and Professional Liaison at Western Illinois (FCS)

NCAA FCS…

Dartmouth: Mitchell Thompson has been hired as Wide Receivers Coach after recently serving as Offensive Coordinator at Bates (DIII)

Dayton: Sam Costantino is no longer an Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator after serving in the role since April 2022

Incarnate Word: Sam Bennett appears to have taken on the role of Co-Defensive Coordinator in addition to his duties as Linebackers Coach and Academic Coordinator

Incarnate Word: Tre Spragg appears to have taken on the role of Assistant Defensive Backs Coach in addition to his duties as Defensive Quality Control Coach

Sacramento State: Dayven Coleman has reportedly been hired as Defensive Analyst after serving as Nickels Coach at Valparaiso (link)

South Dakota: Inside Linebackers Coach Elijah Hodge is reportedly no longer with the Coyotes (link)

NCAA DII…

Barton: After serving on staff since December 2018, Senior Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach Treiston Burnette has departed to become the Parks & Recreation Director of Siler City (NC)

Central State: Ashley Cornwell has been added as a Tight Ends and Assistant Special Teams Coach, bringing in experience in the same role at Bucknell (FCS)

Charleston (WV): Tim McCutchen is no longer a Special Teams Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinator

Sioux Falls: Offensive Line Coach Ryan Springer has reportedly stepped away from coaching (link)

Southwest Minnesota State: Brady Underwood has updated roles from Linebackers/Defensive Backs Coach to Cornerbacks Coach

NCAA DIII…

Lawrence: Head Coach Tony Aker is reportedly no longer leading the Vikings after five seasons (link)

NJCAA…

Georgia Military: Tyrell Davis has been added as a Defensive Assistant - Cornerbacks after previously serving as a Defensive Back Coach at Georgia Southern (DI)

Georgia Military: Joseph Eaglin has updated roles to Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Assistant-Safeties after serving as a Defensive Assistant-Cornerbacks

NCAA DI…

Belmont: Harrison Gascho is no longer serving as the Director of Operations after five years on staff

Cincinnati: Mamadou N’Diaye has reportedly been named an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at UCF (link)

Cleveland State: Casey Perrin has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending three seasons in the same role at Louisiana (DI)

Cleveland State: Alumnus and former Assistant Director of Operations Dalon King has rejoined the staff as Assistant Coach after recently serving as Director of Operations at Missouri (DI)

Kansas State: Bill Patterson has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same capacity at Denver

Maryland: Devin Johnson has been hired as Associate Head Coach after serving in a similar role at Texas A&M

Maryland: Lyle Wolf has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Texas A&M

Maryland: Steve Roccaforte has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Texas A&M

Maryland: Wabissa Bede has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Program Aide at Texas A&M

Minnesota: Chad Warner has been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at Furman

Minnesota: Aaron Katsuma has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at New Mexico

Minnesota: Joe De Ciman has been named Chief of Staff after serving as Director of Player Development at Colorado State

Minnesota: Rachel Herndon has been added as Director of Operations after serving in the same role at Colorado State

Minnesota: Anthony Holland has been hired as Director of Player Personnel after spending last season as a Graduate Assistant at Colorado State

Minnesota: Lucas Stieber has been added as Director of Player Development after spending last season as a Graduate Assistant at Colorado State

Missouri: Steve Wright has reportedly been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Duquesne (link)

North Texas: Deshon Parker has been hired as an Assistant Coach after spending last season in the same role at his alma mater Cleveland State (DI)

North Texas: Mo Ba has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Director of Player Development at Cleveland State

Sacramento State: Shaquille O'Neal has reportedly been named General Manager, a volunteer role, with the Hornets (link)

Stephen F. Austin: Trajan Wesley has been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving as Graduate Assistant at Texas Tech

Stephen F. Austin: Duncan Bacon has been added as Director of Operations after serving as Graduate Assistant at Texas Tech

The Citadel: After serving on staff since the 2022-23 season, Associate Head Coach John Reynolds has departed to join Wando High School (SC) as the Head Boys' Coach

UConn: Mike Nardi has been hired as Assistant Coach after serving in a similar role at Villanova

USF: Kainan Justiniano has been added as an Assistant Director of Operations after serving as the Director of Operations at Arkansas State (DI) since 2024

USF: Max Wittenberg has been added as Video Coordinator after serving as a Graduate Assistant at Alabama

UTEP: Hunter Jenkins has reportedly been named as an Assistant Coach after serving as Head Coach at Frank Phillips (NJCAA) (link)

UTRGV: Daniel Venzant is no longer on staff as an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since May 2024

West Virginia: Mike Randle has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending the last two seasons in the same role at North Texas (DI)

Wofford: Jeremiah Samarrippas has reportedly been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving as Head Coach at Lincoln Memorial (DII)

Xavier: Kareem Richardson has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at NC State last season

NCAA DII…

Augustana: Michael Orris has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Head Coach at Schaumburg Christian School

West Florida: Dylan Brown has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Chatham: Assistant Coach Doug Caputo has taken on the role of Interim Head Coach

Maryville: Head Coach Raul Placeres has added responsibilities as Assistant AD for Advancement

Piedmont: Head Coach Greg Neeley has reportedly departed to become the AD at Tallulah Falls School (link)

NAIA…

Southeastern: Xavier Allison has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Purdue Northwest (DII)

NJCAA…

Onondaga CC: Marques McKinney is no longer an Assistant Coach

Onondaga CC: Kyree Blair is no longer an Assistant Coach

Paris Junior: Byron Ingram is no longer an Assistant Coach

Southern Idaho: Kevin Galloway is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2024

South Plains: Cinco Boone has reportedly been hired as Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Abilene Christian (DI) (link)

NCAA DI…

Arizona: Jenna Knudson has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Drury (DII)

Auburn: Alumna and former Graduate Assistant AK Prestridge has returned as the Director of Operations after spending the last two seasons in the same role at SMU (DI)

DePaul: Ty Evans has been added as an Associate Head Coach after spending a season as an Assistant Coach at Syracuse (DI)

Le Moyne: Katie Kolinski is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2023

Marquette: Sam Logic has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as 

Mississippi Valley State: Acting Head Coach Jason James has been appointed to the permanent position

New Hampshire: Joe Rutigliano is no longer on staff as an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since June 2024

Prairie View A&M: Tai Dillard has been named Head Coach following an impressive tenure at Houston (DI), where she served as Associate Head Coach from 2022 to 2024 (link)

Purdue: April Phillips has been hired as Associate Head Coach after serving as the Head Coach at San Jose State the past three seasons

Queens Charlotte: Denisha Hall is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2024

Rhode Island: Video Coordinator Tyler Lowder, since June 2024, appears to have added the role of Director of Player Development

South Carolina State: Tim Eatman is no longer the Head Coach after serving in the role since 2022

Syracuse: Kristen Sharkey is no longer an Associate Head Coach and has moved on to Buffalo (DI) as their new Head Coach

Tulsa: Doug Brotherton has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach for the past three seasons

Tulsa: Maya Mayberry has been elevated to Director of Operations after serving as Director of Player Development

UNLV: Joslyn Tinkle has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending last season as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Pepperdine (DI)

NCAA DII…

Quincy: Ali Schwagmeyer-Belger has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same role at John Wood (NJCAA)

NCAA DIII…

Keystone: Haley Bestrycki is no longer an Assistant Coach

Lake Forest: Jodi Marver has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending the previous seven seasons as the Head Coach at Willows Academy

Washington & Lee: Brittany Stawovy has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Lead Assistant Coach at Kenyon

NAIA…

Georgetown College: After serving on staff since 2023, Assistant Coach Doran Martin has departed to become the Girls' Coach at Portsmouth West High School (OH)  

William Woods: Morgan Scott has been hired as Head Coach after serving as Head Coach at Hickman High School

NCAA DI…

Mississippi State: Head Coach Chris Lemonis is no longer leading the Bulldogs (link)

NCAA DII…

Cameron: Kyle Williams is no longer the Head Coach after serving in the role since July 2019

NCAA DIII…

Salem State: Patrick Greenan is no longer an Assistant Pitching Coach

NCAA DII…

Bridgeport: Mary Jean McNamara is no longer the Head Women’s Rowing Coach after serving in the role since December 2024

NCAA DI…

Purdue Fort Wayne: Aaron Combs has been promoted from Acting Director to Director of Track & Field/Cross Country

Texas State: Director of Track and Field/Cross Country John Frazier has signed a five-year contract extension

NCAA DII…

Eckerd: Aaron King has been hired as Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach after serving as Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach at Lander

NAIA…

Westcliff: Abdurrahman Muhammad, a former competitive runner in Nigeria and Turkey and a peer mentor with Westcliff Student Life, has been named Head Cross Country Coach

NCAA DI…

Purdue Fort Wayne: Aaron Combs has been promoted from Acting Director to Director of Track & Field/Cross Country

Texas State: Director of Track and Field/Cross Country John Frazier has signed a five-year contract extension

NCAA DII…

Eckerd: Aaron King has been hired as Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach after serving as Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach at Lander

NAIA…

Westcliff: Abdurrahman Muhammad, a former competitive runner in Nigeria and Turkey and a peer mentor with Westcliff Student Life, has been named Head Cross Country Coach

NCAA DI…

James Madison: Head Coach Christy Morgan has signed a contract extension through the 2027 season

NCAA DIII…

Albright: Madison Potthoff has been added as an Assistant Coach after an outstanding four-year career at Alvernia (DIII)

NAIA…

Benedictine (AZ): Brian Winstead has been hired as Head Coach after serving as Head Coach at Gilbert High School

NCAA DI…

Drexel: Head Coach Ben Feld has stepped down after nine seasons

UTRGV: Head Men’s Golf Coach Houston Moore has been promoted to Director of Golf overseeing both programs

NCAA DI…

UTRGV: Head Men’s Golf Coach Houston Moore has been promoted to Director of Golf overseeing both programs

Western Michigan: The Broncos have parted ways with Head Coach Kim Moore

NCAA DIII…

Amherst: Head Coach Jack Arena has retired after 42 years leading the Mammoths

NCAA DI…

St. Bonaventure: Head Coach Randy Mearns is no longer leading the Bonnies (link)

NCAA DI…

Xavier: Head Coach Meg Decker has stepped down after four years (link)

NJCAA…

Dodge City CC: Jacob Perkey has had the interim tag removed and is now the full-time Head Coach

NCAA DI…

Grand Canyon: Daniel de Oliveira has been promoted from Tactical Coach to Associate Head Coach

High Point: Johnny Fenwick has been hired as Director of Player Development after completing his playing career in the USL

High Point: Taylor Johnson has been added as Director of Program Development after serving as Director of Business Development for the NC Fusion

NCAA DIII…

Wittenberg: Jeremy Boldt is no longer on staff as Goalkeepers Coach after serving in the role since 2023

NAIA…

Mount Marty: Sheldon Spelman has been hired as the program's Head Coach after recently serving as an Assistant Coach and Head Reserve Team Coach at Bethel (TN) (NAIA)

NJCAA…

Hudson Valley CC: Matthew Snow has been named Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach. In addition, Snow serves as Director of Goalkeeping and Head Coach at Greenbush Soccer Club and is currently a team training coach with Beestera Soccer (link)

NCAA DI…

Florida Atlantic: Jeremy Hampton has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant since April 2023

Southeast Missouri: Taylor Imming has been added as an Assistant Coach after a three-year career with the Tritons at Eckerd (DII)

Western Kentucky: Antonio La Gamba has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Cumberlands (NAIA)

Western Kentucky: Emma Tompkins has been added as an Assistant Coach after completing her playing career with the Hilltoppers

NJCAA…

Iowa Lakes: Mukwa Ogitchida has been hired as Head Coach, bringing nearly two decades of high school and club coaching experience to the program

SUNY Adirondack: Lucas McCane has taken on the role of Head Coach in addition to his duties as College Access Advisor

NCAA DII…

Southern Nazarene: Assistant Coach Steve Gault has retired after serving on staff since the 2019 season

NAIA…

Southeastern (FL): Madison Williams is no longer an Assistant Coach

NJCAA…

Coahoma CC: Greg Wallace has been named Head Coach, bringing in experience as a Coach with the Fastpitch Performance Academy (FPA) for the past five years (link)

NCAA DI…

Michigan: Edward Goodman is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Diving Coach

Tennessee: Colin Zeng is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Diving Coach after serving in the role since 2023

NCAA DI…

Michigan: Edward Goodman is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Diving Coach

Tennessee: Colin Zeng is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Diving Coach after serving in the role since 2023

NCAA DII…

St. Thomas Aquinas: Frank Gallo has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Bradley: Head Coach Matt Tyler has stepped down after a dozen seasons to pursue new opportunities

NCAA DII…

West Florida: Taylor Vaneekeren is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2023

NCAA DI…

George Mason: Roger Peluso is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2023

Grand Canyon: The Lopes will transition their program to club status

NCAA DI…

Jacksonville State: Tim Ebbecke is no longer an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator after serving in the role since 2023, and has moved on to Marshall (DI) in the same role

Mercer: Steve Benson has been named the 14th Head Coach in program history after serving in the same role at Presbyterian (DI) during the 2023 and 2024 seasons (link, link)

South Dakota: Head Coach Leanne Williamson has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2030 season

Virginia Tech: Victoria Brisack has been added as an Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator after spending one season in a similar capacity at High Point (DI)

NCAA DIII…

Keystone: Heather Benson has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same role at Maine Maritime

Wisconsin-River Falls: Connor Syverson has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach. He currently serves as the Head Boys’ Coach at Minnesota Select and Wayzata High School, as well as the Owner/Head Coach of Minnesota Timbermen (VLA)

NAIA…

Crowley's Ridge: Laura Holcomb has been added as an Assistant Coach. Holcomb currently serves as a Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Spin Instructor at Peak Fitness

NCAA DI…

Purdue: Brian Anderson has been added as an Assistant Director of Player Personnel

NAIA…

Jamestown: Tony DeAnda has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same position at Northern Michigan (DII)

Northwestern (IA): The Red Raiders will add Women’s Wrestling starting in 2026-27