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Oregon AD Rob Mullens is receiving a three-year extension through June 2033, pending approval by the UO Board of Trustees. (link)
Wisconsin and its NIL collective filed a complaint in state circuit court on Friday against Miami (FL) for alleged tortious interference involving the transfer of football student-athlete Xavier Lucas, according to Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger, who further explains: “In a first-of-its-kind and, perhaps, a precedent-setting move,” Wisconsin is seeking unspecified financial damages, transparency and accountability from Miami for allegedly interfering with a binding revenue-share contract between Wisconsin and Lucas. “Wisconsin claims that Miami communicated with Lucas. ‘Knowingly inducing’ him, despite knowing he had entered a contract with the school, something it terms as ‘intentional’ interference that ‘was not justified or privileged’ and caused Lucas to ‘breach’ his contract.” From the suit: “Miami interfered with UW-Madison’s relationship with Student-Athlete A (Lucas) by making impermissible contact with him and engaging in tampering.” UW tells Dellenger that it “reluctantly” filed the suit but is “committed to ensuring integrity and fundamental fairness in the evolving landscape of college athletics.” The Big Ten has also released a statement in support of the suit: “We stand by our position that respecting and enforcing contractual obligations is essential to maintaining a level playing field. In addition to our legal action, we will continue to be proactive to protect the interests of our student-athletes, our program and the broader collegiate athletics community.” (link)
For years, South Carolina has offered an $86 athletics fee per semester ($172 annually) that allowed USC students to attend every Gamecock sporting event, with the exception of having to enter a lottery for the chance to attend football games. Those benefits will all remain, however there is now a new “athletics auxiliary fee” of $300 annually being added for students, on top of the $172 fee that’s already in place. The auxiliary fee could generate nearly $11.5M in new revenue, which the school notes will not go toward additional scholarships or revenue sharing. Instead, the Gamecocks say the new dollars will “continue student access to athletics events/ticket lottery, address increased event/program operating costs, and enhance the student experience across multiple USC sporting venues. Enhancements will include student centered in-game activity and promotions, facility upgrades and additional support for health/safety staffing at athletics events.” (link)
The Athletic’s Justin Williams and Grace Raynor take a look at how the Trump administration’s travel bans will impact international student-athletes and point out that “as written, the U.S. travel restrictions, mostly for countries in Africa and the Middle East, should directly impact only a small percentage of current international college athletes. The most recent NCAA data estimates there were roughly 23K international college athletes across all divisions in 2023-24. That equals about 4% of all college athletes, only a sliver of whom hail from the 19 restricted countries. The NCAA’s data on athlete country of origin, last updated in 2022, counted athletes from 12 of the 19 impacted countries, but only two produced more than a dozen athletes that year: Haiti (24) and Venezuela (126). Canada, for comparison, had the most international students with 4,408. … Because of the caveats for existing visa holders, the international college athletes most likely to be impeded by the ban would be those who need a U.S. visa, either new athletes or current athletes from the banned countries who might have traveled home for the summer on an expired visa.” As such, Green and Spiegel immigration attorney Ksenia Maiorova tells The Athletic that “I do not want my international athletes traveling abroad unless it’s a true emergency. It’s just not worth the risk. … In addition to the bans, you have to consider that a student-athlete could just be denied entry on a valid visa even if there is no ban.” More. (link)
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NCAA FBS…
NC State: Robbie Mangas is joining the program as an Offensive Analyst after serving as Tight Ends Coach at Marist (FCS) (link) NAIA…
Arizona Christian: Sean Corcoran is no longer an Assistant Special Teams/ Linebackers Coach NJCAA… Cisco: Kameron Langford has been added as a Defensive Backs Coach
Cisco: Daryl Watt has updated roles to Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line after serving as a Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line since July 2024 |
NCAA DI… Ball State: Scott Combs has been hired as Associate Head Coach after serving in the same role at James Madison (DI)
NCAA DII… Northwood: Lance Maney has been added as an Assistant Coach following a historic run as Head Coach of the Women's Basketball program at Mid Michigan (NJCAA) NAIA…
Corban: Head Coach Taylor Kelly is departing after five years at the helm to accept a coaching position at his alma mater, Vanguard (DII) (link) NJCAA…
Itawamba CC: Jacob Hayslip is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since June 2022 North Central Michigan: After leading the program since November 2021, Head Coach Jeff Corcoran has reportedly departed to join Harbor Springs High School (MI) as Head Boys’ Coach (link) |
NCAA DI…
Drexel: Regan Gallagher has been added as the Director of Basketball Operations after spending three seasons with the Penn (DI) Men's Basketball program Rutgers: Shannon LeBeauf has joined the staff as Senior Associate Head Coach after 14 seasons at UCLA (DI) as an Assistant and Associate Head Coach
Rutgers: Assistant Coach Jeanine Wasielewski has assumed the role of Offensive Coordinator in addition to her current duties Rutgers: Sean LeBeauf has been hired as Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator after four seasons as an Assistant Coach at UC Riverside (DI)
Rutgers: Dani Edwards has been hired as Assistant Coach/Director of Recruiting Operations after serving as Director of Player Personnel at SMU (DI) since April 2021 Rutgers: James Spinelli has joined the staff as Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting & Analytics after two seasons at Northeastern (DI) as Assistant Coach
Rutgers: After two seasons as an Assistant Coach on staff, Nneka Enemkpali will transition into serving as Chief of Staff Rutgers: Alejandro Ramirez has been elevated from Interim Director of Operations into the full-time role NCAA DIII…
Johns Hopkins: Alexis Colbert is no longer serving as Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator after nearly two years on staff Westfield State: Bart Hollander is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2021 |
NCAA DI…
New Orleans: Connor Manola is reportedly being hired as Pitching Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Memphis (DI) since prior to the 2024 season (link)
Texas Tech: Steve Foster is reportedly joining the staff as Pitching Coach after working with the Colorado Rockies (MLB) as Pitching Coach and with the organization as Director of Pitching Development (link)
USC Upstate: Jacob Condra-Bogan is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role for four seasons NCAA DIII… LaGrange: Former player Adam Dorn has been added as an Assistant Coach
NJCAA… Itawamba CC: Rick Collier is now retiring and will no longer be the Head Coach after serving in the role for 23 years (link) Miles CC: Nate Bloxham is no longer an Assistant Coach |
NCAA DIII…
Bates: Catie Flynn is no longer an Assistant Women's Rowing Coach & Recruiting Coordinator after serving in the role since September 2023 |
NCAA DII…
Charleston (WV): Sarah-Emily Woodward has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Assistant Coach, bringing in experience in the same role at Austin Peay (DI)
Jessup: Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach Jeff Magley comes to an end after seven years at the helm (link) NCAA DIII…
Plattsburgh State: UW-La Crosse (DIII) Men’s & Women’s Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach Nathan Petesch has been hired as Director of Cross Country and Track & Field and Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country Coach |
NCAA DII…
Charleston (WV): Sarah-Emily Woodward has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Assistant Coach, bringing in experience in the same role at Austin Peay (DI)
Jessup: Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach Jeff Magley comes to an end after seven years at the helm (link) NCAA DIII…
Plattsburgh State: UW-La Crosse (DIII) Men’s & Women’s Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach Nathan Petesch has been hired as Director of Cross Country and Track & Field and Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country Coach |
NCAA DII…
Converse: Program Operations Coordinator & Talent Recruiter Jorge Sanchez has been elevated to Director of Esports NAIA… Columbia International: Former program student-athlete/play-by-play commentator and recent CIU Director of Student Activities Richie White has been hired as Head Coach Madonna: Former Concordia Ann Arbor Director of Esports Dominic Scala has been hired for the same role |
NCAA DIII… Bates: Gardiner H.S. Head Golf Coach Ian Gould has been appointed as Director of Women’s Golf, effective July 14 |
NCAA DIII…
Adrian: Carter Clarke has been hired as an Assistant Coach after spending last season in the same role at UW-Stout (DIII) Stevenson: Former Mustang Assistant Coach/recent North Iowa Bulls (NAHL) Assistant Coach Matt Bruneteau is re-joining the program as Head Coach |
NCAA DI…
Florida: Nicole Levy is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2022 NCAA DIII…
Keuka: Niagara Wheatfield H.S. Head Coach Courtney Lafler has been hired as Head Coach for the Wolves (link) |
NAIA…
Tennessee Wesleyan: Head Coach Codi Crippen announces that he will step down after one season at the helm of the program (link) |
NCAA DI…
Houston: Former semi-pro soccer player Peter Mulamba has been added as an Assistant Coach after previously serving in the same role at Stephen F. Austin (DI) NCAA DIII… Kean: We offer our deepest condolences to the Kean community over the passing of Assistant Coach Joe Colodne Lynchburg: Sophie Walsh is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2023 NAIA… Judson: Alondra Murillo has been promoted to a full-time Assistant Coach role after serving as a Graduate Assistant |
NCAA DI… Austin Peay: Caleb Toshcoff is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving on staff since 2022 NCAA DII…
Sioux Falls: Dakota Wesleyan (NAIA) Head Coach Tommy Downs departs after three seasons to accept the same role with the Cougars (link)
Upper Iowa: Rachel Rhode has been hired as Head Coach after two seasons in the same role at Northeastern State (DII) (link) NCAA DIII…
Wooster: Caroline Turner has been hired as an Assistant Coach after two years in the same role at West Virginia Wesleyan (DII) |
NCAA DI… Marshall: Samantha Hampton is no longer an Assistant Cheer Coach
NAIA… Midway: Whitten McCune has been added as an Assistant Coach |
NCAA DIII… Illinois Wesleyan: Brooke Walker has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Swimming & Diving Coach
Sewanee: Taylor Vander Jeugdt has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach after recently serving as a Graduate Assistant Coach at his alma mater Carthage (DIII) |
NCAA DI… SMU: Alice McCall has been hired as Associate Head Coach after spending four years at TCU (DI) where she most recently served in the same role NCAA DIII… Illinois Wesleyan: Brooke Walker has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Swimming & Diving Coach
Sewanee: Taylor Vander Jeugdt has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach after recently serving as a Graduate Assistant Coach at his alma mater Carthage (DIII) |
NCAA DII… Barton: Trish Hester has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach |
NCAA DI…
Iona: Jacqueline Skeen has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as the Head Varsity Coach at Briarcliff High School NCAA DII… Barton: Trish Hester has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach |
NCAA DI…
UC Santa Barbara: Interim Head Coach Emma Myall has been tabbed for a permanent position (link) |
NAIA… Hope International: Alex Driggers has been named Men’s & Women’s Head Coach after serving most recently as Head Coach at Cypress H.S. |
NCAA DIII… Misericordia: Patrick Defoe has been named Head Coach after spending the last season as an Assistant Women's Coach at Alfred State (DIII) |
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