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U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) & former Alabama Football HC Nick Saban are part of a meeting next Tuesday with President Donald Trump to discuss college athletics. Tuberville: “The one thing we can do is we can make every state be on the same level [for NIL money]… Now, between that, we have to come up with some rules for transfer portals and possible contracts for players, all the things that make college football the greatest sport ever. We do not want to turn into minor league sports. We can do things, we just gotta get it passed. [...] I think we can get it on the floor, the problem is getting it past a Democrat group that really wants nothing to do with making this country better. They don't care about college sports or education, they worry about the power that they control in this country. It's a hard way to go, but if anybody can get it done, it's President Trump, and hopefully we can have some discussion to get on the right track toward helping the NIL and college sports. [...] Sooner or later, it'll affect the fans that pay that ticket not knowing who the players are with no loyalty. There's no carryover or loyalty to schools that these fans love to support.” (link)

Sportico’s Michael McCann writes on how a potential Trump administration executive order on college athletics could face a bevy of legal pushback: “For starters, an executive order can’t conflict with a federal statute. If a court finds that college athletes are employees within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or the Fair Labor Standards Act, they will be employees. If a court finds they aren’t employees under those laws, then they aren’t employees. Then there are state laws governing labor and employment. An executive order can’t compel a state to interpret its own laws a certain way. [...] Trump might decree that antitrust law be interpreted a certain way in relation to eligibility claims. That type of decree would impact how the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and other federal agencies interpret antitrust law in the context of college sports, but it wouldn’t stop athletes from continuing to bring private antitrust actions against the NCAA. [...] It could run afoul of Equal Protection if college athletes are denied the same rights, including for employment and other economic opportunities, that their classmates enjoy. An executive order might also run afoul of the First Amendment to the extent it limits how college athletes express themselves.” More. (link)

The Athletic’s Chris Vannini & Ralph Russo dive into reports of the Trump administration exploring an executive order that could impact NIL & college athletics overall. From Vannini & Russo: “A congressional aide told The Athletic that an executive order might not stabilize the college sports system, which requires legal certainty and a limited safe harbor from litigation. Legal protections and the pre-empting of state NIL laws can only be addressed through congressional legislation.” Tulane sports law professor Gabe Feldman: “The challenge with any ruling or order is that there are multiple levels that would need to be addressed. This is not just an antitrust issue; it’s also a labor and employment issue. It’s also a Title IX issue. There’s also contract issues, right of publicity issues. There’s a lot in there.” (link)

The Wall Street Journal’s Josh Dawsey, Rachel Bachman & Laine Higgins report the Trump administration “is considering an executive order that could increase scrutiny of the explosion in payments to college athletes since 2021.” The report follows a meeting President Trump had on Thursday in Alabama that included former Alabama FB HC Nick Saban. More from the WSJ trio: “Trump said he agreed with Saban and would look at crafting an executive order, people familiar with the meeting said. Trump told aides to begin studying what an order could say, the people said. Saban didn’t propose ending NIL but ‘reforming’ it, according to a person with direct knowledge of the meeting. He described how it was causing an uneven playing field, the people said, with an arms race among powerhouse schools.” (link)

NCAA FBS…

Florida State: Molly Jacoby has been added as the Director of Recruiting Operations after recently serving in the same role at North Carolina

Purdue: Austin Appleby has reportedly been added as an Offensive Analyst after previously serving as Wide Receivers Coach at UAB (link)

Syracuse: Juliano Macera has updated roles to Video Operations Coordinator after serving as the Director of Football Operations since January 2023

Virginia Tech: Tolbert Nance has been hired as Director of Player Personnel after spending the last two seasons at West Virginia

Virginia Tech: J.J. Wilcox has been named Assistant Director of Player Personnel after serving as a Scouting Assistant/Special Teams Quality Control Coach for the Green Bay Packers

NCAA FCS…

Eastern Kentucky: Caleb Cox has taken on the role of Assistant General Manager in addition to his duties as Wide Receivers Coach & Recruiting Coordinator

Tennessee Tech: Grace Murray has been promoted to Director of Football Operations after serving as Director of Recruiting Operations/Assistant Director of Football Operations (link)

Yale: Brandon Coyle has reportedly ben added as Assistant Quarterbacks Coach/Offensive Quality Control Coach after spending the last year as Offensive Quality Control Coach at Monmouth (link)

NAIA…

Baker: Jake Morse is no longer an Offensive Coordinator after serving in the role since 2017

Wayland Baptist: Christian Escobar has been hired as Offensive Coordinator after serving as Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach at Sul Ross State (DII)

NJCAA…

Glendale CC: Evan Nelson is no longer the Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks

NCAA DI…

Alabama A&M: Kyle Jones has been added as an Associate Head Coach after assisting the Men’s Basketball program at Grambling State (DI) for 12 seasons in the same role

Alabama A&M: Cameron Prather has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Grambling State (DI)

Alabama A&M: Devarus Walker has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Grambling State (DI)

Bradley: Allan Hanson has been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Southern Utah

Bradley: Bobby Suarez has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending the last three seasons as Associate Head Coach at Portland

Bradley: Brian Jones has rejoined the Braves as an Assistant Coach after spending the past two seasons as an Assistant Coach at East Tennessee State

Bradley: Kameron Street has been added as Director of Basketball Operations after serving as an Assistant Coach at Western Illinois for the past three seasons

Bucknell: Head Coach John Griffin has reportedly signed a contract extension that would keep him with the Bison through 2028-29 (link)

High Point: Ben Fletcher has reportedly been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving as Interim Head Coach at USF last season (link)

High Point: Anderson Clarke has reportedly been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role for the past two seasons at Montana (link)

Lipscomb: Vic Sfera has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Charlotte (DI) for seven seasons

Prairie View A&M: Grant Mikita is no longer an Assistant Coach

Tennessee: Amorrow Morgan has been added as an Assistant Coach after accepting a similar position at Florida State last month

Villanova: David Cox has been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at Maryland

Villanova: Kevin Norris has been named an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Maryland

Villanova: Greg Manning Jr. has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Maryland

Villanova: Ricky Harris has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending the last two seasons as Director of Player Personnel at Maryland

Villanova: Brenton Petty has been hired as Director of Player Personnel after serving as Director of Player Development/Assistant Coach at Maryland

Villanova: Charlie Butler has been named Director of Basketball Operations after spending the last two years in the same capacity at Maryland

West Virginia: Cavel Witter is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since June 2024

NCAA DII…

Florida Tech: Zack Freesman has joined the staff as an Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator at Coastal Carolina (DI) for one year

NCAA DIII…

Elmira: Head Coach Casey McGraw has announced he will be stepping down after four seasons at the helm. Assistant Head Coach Brady Harrington will be serving as Acting Head Coach (link)

NAIA…

Langston: Kevin Kaerwer has been hired as Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at UTEP (DI) for the last four seasons

NJCAA…

Copiah-Lincoln: Randy Bolden has been hired as Head Coach

South Plains: Patrick Boone has been named Head Coach after spending the past two seasons as an Assistant Coach at Abilene Christian (DI). From 2015-22, he served as the Head Coach at Angelo State (DII)

NCAA DI…

Bethune-Cookman: Britney Snowden is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role for five seasons

Fresno State: Jalon McCullough has been added as an Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development after serving as an Assistant Coach at Alaska Anchorage (DII)

Houston: Former Mississippi State (DI) student-athlete Dominique Dillingham has been added as an Assistant Coach after recently coaching the freshman girls' team at Klein Collins High School (TX)

Maryland Eastern Shore: Capree Garner is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2024

New Orleans: Kate Zhibareva is no longer serving as an Assistant Coach after two years on staff

North Alabama: Cayla Petree has joined the staff as an Associate Head Coach after previously spending three seasons as Head Coach at Morehead State (DI)

Omaha: Jamie Carey has been hired as Head Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at UTSA

UNC Wilmington: Kevin Harris has been added as an Assistant Coach

West Georgia: Alumnus and former Graduate Assistant Luke Huddleston has rejoined the staff as an Assistant Coach & Director of Operations. He spent the 2024-25 season at Columbus State (DII) where he served as an Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator

Western Michigan: Adam Tandez has been hired as Associate Head Coach after serving in the same position at Northern Illinois for the past five seasons 

Wisconsin: Ariel Massengale has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at SIU Edwardsville since July 2021

NCAA DII…

Minnesota State Moorhead: Allison Swenson has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach for 18th seasons

NCAA DIII…

Hartford: Jackie Smith has been named Head Coach after serving in the same position at Connecticut College

NAIA…

Kansas Wesleyan: Head Coach Ryan Showman has resigned after 18 seasons with the Coyotes for another position 

Mount Vernon Nazarene: Lauryn VanHoose has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same role at Ohio Christian (NCCAA)

NJCAA…

Daytona State: Former Assistant Coach (2016-20) Russ Jackson has returned as Head Coach after nearly two years leading the program at Santa Fe College (NJCAA) (link)

NCAA DII…

Concord: Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach Mike Cox will transition to a new role in the department after 25 years

NCAA DII…

Concord: Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach Mike Cox will transition to a new role in the department after 25 years

NCAA DI…

Brown: Hannah Fisher is no longer serving as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DII…

Mount Olive: Brittney Randolph has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same role at Washington & Jefferson (DIII) last season

NCAA DII…

Rogers State: Head Coach Whitney Hocutt has stepped down to transition to a new role as Director of Development with the RSU Foundation. Lexi Johnson has been hired as Head Coach after serving as Head Coach at Owasso High School

NCAA DI…

Army: Zach McKelvie has been promoted to Head Coach after serving as an Associate Head Coach since 2016

NCAA DII…

Davenport: Blake Hackbarth, the owner of Fox Valley Hockey Training (WI), has been named Head Coach. He previously served as Head Coach of the Fox Cities Stars Girls Hockey (WI) since 2022

NAIA…

Siena Heights: Maria Barlow is no longer the Head Coach after serving in the role since 2024

NCAA DIII…

Roanoke: Head Coach Bill Pilat has retired after 37 seasons at the helm

NCAA DI…

La Salle: Head Coach Katie Rhodes Abbott has stepped down after seven seasons leading the Explorers

NCAA DIII…

Lake Forest: Amy Budde has taken on the role of Assistant Coach in addition to her duties as the Head Women's Ice Hockey Coach

Dartmouth: After 15 seasons at the helm, Head Coach Justin Assad will be stepping away from his role at the conclusion of the season. Assistant Coach Rebecca McElvain will serve as the Interim Head Coach (link)

Hampton: Head Coach Alessandro Ambrosi has resigned after 18 years leading the Pirates

NCAA DIII…

Gettysburg: Assistant Coach Dan Malone has been named Interim Head Coach for the 2025 season

NCAA DI…

UMBC: Bill Reno appears to no longer be an Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

NAIA…

Xavier (LA): Justin Besley is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2023

NCAA DII…

Francis Marion: Program alumna Taylor Watford has been added as an Assistant Coach

Newman: The Jets have parted ways with Head Coach Andrea Gustafson after six seasons

NCAA DIII…

Randolph-Macon: Sami Davidson has been promoted to a full-time Assistant Coach role after serving as a Volunteer

NAIA…

Montreat: Alyssa Hudson is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since December 2023

NJCAA…

Southwest Virginia CC: Randal Martin is no longer an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Longwood: Director of Group Sales & Experience and Assistant Cheerleading Coach Makayla Whittaker appears to have been named Head Cheerleading Coach / Director of Group Sales & Experience

Longwood: Chris Thomas is no longer the Drumline Director Stampede Athletic Pep Band

TCU: Marley Blanchard has been added as an Assistant Showgirls Coach

TCU: Jenna Shuffield has been added as an Assistant Showgirls Coach

NCAA DI…

George Washington: Assistant Coach Kyrylo Shvets has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of both the men's and women's programs

Georgia Tech: Melanie Margalis Fink has returned as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach after spending the last two seasons in the same role at SMU (DI). She previously served with the program during the 2022–23 season

NCAA DI…

George Washington: Assistant Coach Kyrylo Shvets has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of both the men's and women's programs

Georgia Tech: Melanie Margalis Fink has returned as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach after spending the last two seasons in the same role at SMU (DI). She previously served with the program during the 2022–23 season

NCAA DIII…

John Jay: Sarina Moi has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Appalachian State: Ed Tolentino has been added as an Associate Head Coach after recently serving in the same role at Xavier (DI)

Appalachian State: Brooke Phillips has been added as an Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator after spending the 2025 spring season as a Graduate Assistant Coach at her alma mater Mercer (DI)

Appalachian State: Valerie Sutton has been added as an Assistant Coach & Director of Operations after serving as an Assistant Coach at Mercer (DI) for two seasons

San Jose State: Yazmin Pitpit has been added as an Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

NCAA DII…

Elizabeth City State: Rasha Gladney has joined the staff as Head Coach after spending one season as Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator at Alabama A&M (DI)

Kutztown: Head Coach Allison Keeley is no longer in the role after three seasons

NCAA DIII…

Randolph-Macon: Alexandria Thees has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Graduate Assistant at ULM (DI)

NCAA DII…

Northern State: Head Coach Rocky Burkett has stepped down to transition to a new role as a Development Officer