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NCAA SVP of Policy and Governance Kevin Lennon, the longest-tenured national office employee, will retire in August after being with the NCAA since 1986. President Charlie Baker: “Kevin was one of the first people I met when I became president of the NCAA. We discovered that he and I had been student-athletes at Harvard around the same time. While I had been unable to hold onto any job for more than 10 years, Kevin had become an increasingly important part of the NCAA's story for almost three decades. When I asked him to take on a newly created leadership role overseeing governance shortly after I arrived, he made clear to me that he would give it all he had, but he wouldn't commit in that moment to do it for the long term. He has delivered on both parts of his commitment. His leadership, steadiness and wide circle of colleagues and relationships has made the work we've done for the past two years much easier and better than it would have been without him. I wish him joy and happiness in whatever he chooses to do next and will continue to call him for guidance and advice.” (link)

NCAA VP of Academic and Membership Affairs Dave Schnase will also retire in September after three decades in Indianapolis. President Charlie Baker: “There may be no one who knows as much about the history, challenges and changes as Dave Schnase does. His contributions, mentorship, leadership, steady hand and calm and thoughtful way of handling issues and people make him a unique presence at the NCAA, for members and staff alike. As we've worked through the challenging task of modernizing many elements of our regulatory approach at the same time we continue to oversee and manage the rules we have, he has been at the center of this management and decision-making process. Dave made clear to me he wouldn't be at the NCAA forever but made clear to me he would be here to help us work our way through many of our biggest challenges which he has done. I wish him the very best as he moves on to whatever his next act will be and thank him immensely for all he has given to college sports and the NCAA.” (link)

The NCAA DI Committee on Legislative Relief has issued a blanket waiver for Designated Student-Athletes to enter the transfer portal from July 7 to August 5, per Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger, who adds: “There is no limit to how many athletes a school can designate as a DSA. Deadline to submit DSA lists is July 6. However, the DSAs are now free to transfer this summer and ‘must be released from their contract prohibition’ with their existing schools, per documents. A reminder: An athlete is eligible to be placed on a DSA list if he/she (1) would have been removed from the school's 2025-26 roster due to new roster limits; (2) was an eligible member of a team in 2024-25; (3) was recruited & assured by a school of a 2025-26 roster spot.” (link)

Tennessee AD Danny White was the highest-paid public school AD in the country for 2024-25, bringing home a total of $3.35M. White’s contract allows a maximum of $600K in bonuses within an academic year. Without the cap, his incentive bonus would’ve totaled $632,500. The Knoxville News Sentinel’s Adam Sparks breaks down all of White’s bonuses: $247,500 (9% of base salary) for Learfield Directors’ Cup top 10 finish; $137,500 (5%) for Academic Progress Rate high score; $82,500 (3%) for football making College Football Playoff; $82,500 (3%) for men’s basketball reaching Sweet 16 (no additional bonus for reaching Elite 8); and $82,500 (3%) for women’s basketball reaching Sweet 16. Sparks notes that Texas AD Chris Del Conte had a similar base salary of $2.525M, but his bonuses were capped at $250K. Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt, Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione, Texas A&M AD Trev Alberts, Ohio State’s Ross Bjork and Michigan AD Warde Manuel are among the other highest-paid ADs among publicly available schools. (link)

Two former college wrestlers – Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers/Northwestern/2024 Olympian) and Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) have filed what is now the third appeal of the House settlement, per Boise State assistant professor Sam Ehrlich, who explains the notice “does not give information about the nature of the appeal, but Rivera sent a letter (link) objecting to the ‘Additional Sports Class’ receiving so little backpay compared to the other classes.” (link)

Comings and Goings

NCAA FBS…

Memphis: Donovan Ellison has been added as a Recruiting Operations Director

Michigan: JD Johnson is no longer an Assistant Tight Ends Coach

Michigan State: Cassidy Stelling is no longer an Assistant Director of Football Graphic Design after serving in the role since May 2024

Ohio: Garret Pruss has updated roles to Assistant Coach / Director of High School Relations after serving as a Recruiting Assistant

Texas State: Landry Kinne is no longer a Defensive Quality Control after serving in the role since May 2024

NCAA FCS…

Furman: Price Partrick is no longer the Director of Football Operations after serving in the role since May of 2024

Prairie View A&M: Former Valdosta State (DII) student-athlete Allan Baugh has been added as Defensive Analyst

Prairie View A&M: Jacob Surdy has been added as an Analyst following a two-year stint at Sam Houston (FBS) where he served as a Graduate Assistant Coach

South Dakota: AJ Coons has been added as an Assistant Wide Receivers Coach

South Dakota: Moe Evans has been added as an Assistant Defensive Line Coach

South Dakota: Cody Fayette has been added as an Assistant Offensive Line Coach

South Dakota: Kyle Taylor has been added as an Assistant Linebacker Coach

Stonehill: Michael Forman is no longer an Assistant Defensive Backs Coach

NCAA DII…

Bowie State: Jesse Sosebee has been added as Offensive Line Coach after serving in a similar role at Concord

Fort Lewis: Justin MacArthur has been added as Defensive Line Coach after previously serving in the same role at his alma mater La Verne (DIII)

West Liberty: Jacob Diaz has been promoted to Assistant Coach after spending his first two seasons serving as the team's General Manager and Director of Operations

NCAA DIII…

Juniata: Chance Meeder appears to no longer be an Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) after serving in the role since May 2025

Muhlenberg: Izaiah McPherson is no longer an Assistant Cornerbacks Coach

Muhlenberg: Richie Roman is no longer an Assistant Defensive Line Coach after serving in the role since 2024

SUNY Maritime: Anthony Trotta has been hired as Head Coach after serving as Defensive Coordinator at Union last season

Whitworth: Nic Roger has been added as a DB's / Strength and Conditioning

NAIA…

Florida Memorial: Edward Arza has been added as Wide Receivers Coach after serving as Offensive Quality Control Coach at Eastern Kentucky (FCS)

NJCAA…

Dodge City CC: Stephen McFarland has been added as a Defensive Coach, having previously served as Equipment Manager and assisted in coaching multiple positions at Hutchinson CC (NJCAA) from 2019-21

Garden City CC: JaMichael Morgan has been added as a Defensive Line Coach

NCAA DI…

Albany: Willie Jenkins has been added as an Assistant Coach after recently serving as an Associate Coach at Lehigh (DI)

Albany: Elijah Burns has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending one year in the same role at Le Moyne (DI)

Fairleigh Dickinson: Austin Mick has been added as Director of Player Development

Georgia: Charles Mann, Jr. has updated roles from Director of Player Personnel to Director of Player Development and Recruiting Coordinator

Georgia Tech: Chuck Terrell has been named as the program's Executive Director of Operations & Player Management after four seasons as the VP of Basketball Intelligence with the NBA’s Utah Jazz

Jacksonville: Tim Peete has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Radford

Mercer: Victor Taylor has been promoted to Director of Basketball Operations after serving as a Graduate Assistant since 2024

NJIT: Mike Hamlin is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2023

Norfolk State: Steven Whitley is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2023

Oklahoma State: Brady Priess has been promoted from Graduate Assistant to Assistant Director of Scouting

UNLV: Stacey Augmon has been hired as Director of Community Engagement after serving as a Player Development Coach for the Sacramento Kings

Utah State: Director of Video and Analytics Max Bent has been elevated to Assistant Coach

UTSA: David President has been added as an Assistant Coach after eight seasons as Head Coach at Shadow Creek High School

UTSA: Quentin Thomas has been named Assistant Coach/Director of Basketball Operations after serving as Assistant Coach at College of Alameda (3C2A)

UTSA: Jordan Brooks has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending last season in the same role at Morehead State

NCAA DII…

Arkansas-Fort Smith: Caleb Ligon has updated roles to Assistant Coach after serving as a Special Assistant to the Head Coach since August 2022

Biola: Matt Okada has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at Dominican (CA)

Post: Knox Lendall is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2024

Young Harris: Former Assistant Coach at Fayetteville State (DII) Torrence Lathon has been added as an Assistant Coach

Young Harris: Jensen Linton has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Baldwin Wallace: Brian Schmidt is no longer an Associate Head Coach after serving in the role since 2024

Oberlin: Coy Vantilburg is no longer an Assistant Coach

Oberlin: Casey Pierson is no longer an Assistant Coach

Regent: Assistant Coach Barry Hollenback has been promoted to Associate Head Coach

NAIA…

Valley City State: Assistant Coach Trevor Flemmer has been promoted to Associate Head Coach

NJCAA…

Tacoma CC: Associate Head Coach Turner Cagle has been promoted to Interim Head Coach

Chesapeake: David Walton is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since October 2022

Ellsworth CC: Christan Hoey has been added as an Assistant Coach

Ellsworth CC: Michael Bowers is no longer an Assistant Coach

Georgia Highlands: Reco Dawson has been named Head Coach, after most recently at Shelton State CC (NJCAA) as Head Coach (link)

Joliet Junior: Quincy Jones is no longer an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Albany: Nan Garcia has been hired as Assistant Coach and Director of Operations following a standout playing career at Penn State (DI) and Toledo (DI)

Delaware State: Teaunsha Robinson has been added as an Assistant Coach

Delaware State: Donchez Graham has been added as an Assistant Coach, bringing in experience in the same role at Morgan State (DI)

Georgia Tech: McIntyre Webb has been added as Director of Video & Analytics after serving as Team & Recruitment Analyst at Indiana (DI) since 2019

Howard: Montel Jones has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending two seasons (2023-25) at Tuskegee (DII) in a similar role

Louisville: Brittany Morris has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending the previous four seasons in the same role at NC State (DI)

Marquette: Michael Garven has updated roles to Assistant Coach after serving as the Director of Program Development

Maryland Eastern Shore: Adria Crawford has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after spending one year as an Assistant Coach

Memphis: Chastadie Barrs has been hired as Director of Recruiting after serving as an Assistant Coach at College of Charleston

Mississippi State: Head Coach Sam Purcell has signed a contract extension through the 2028-29 season

Montana: Britt Cooper has been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving as Head Coach at Montana Western (NAIA)

Prairie View A&M: Chyanne Butler has been added as an Assistant Coach after recently serving as Head Coach at JSerra Catholic High School (CA)

Radford: Alley Odell has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending three seasons in the same role at Mary Washington (DIII)

Towson: Tony DiClemente has been added as an Assistant Coach, after four seasons at Army (DI)

Towson: Nick Boboshko has been added as an Assistant Coach / Director of Operations, after most recently serving as an Assistant Coach and Director of Operations with Presbyterian (DI)

Winthrop: Steve Joyner has been added as an Assistant Coach, after spending the last two years as Athletic Director for West Charlotte High School

Winthrop: Carisma-Ann Lynn has been added as the Director of Women's Basketball Operations, after her most recent role as a Club Coordinator at Unrivaled Basketball

Winthrop: Brandon Brown has been added as a Video Coordinator, after spending the last season as a Graduate Assistant at Georgia Tech (DI)
Xavier: Emily Ben-Jumbo has been added as an Assistant Coach after most recently serving as Associate Head Coach/Director of Recruiting (2024-25) at San Jose State (DI)

NCAA DII…

Ashland: Former Eagle student-athlete Lydia Sweeney has been added as an Assistant Coach

Cal State Dominguez Hills: Assistant Coach Nautica Morrow has been elevated to Interim Head Coach

Chico State: Annie Ward has been added as an Assistant Coach, after most recently serving at Sequoias (NJCAA) in the same role

Fayetteville State: Assistant Coach Charnissa Chillers appears to have been elevated to Associate Head Coach

Roosevelt: Hailey Lyczak has been added as an Assistant Coach after completing her collegiate career at North Park (DIII)

Roosevelt: Lauren McDonald has been added as an Assistant Coach after completing her collegiate career at Hillsdale

NCAA DIII…

Lebanon Valley: Julia Duggan has been hired as Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Christopher Newport

Neumann: Lauren Leicht is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2024

Wooster: Morgan McMillen has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Director of Basketball Operations at IU Indianapolis (DI)

NAIA…

Evangel: Makaiya Brooks has been added as the Director of Player Development

NJCAA…

Southwestern CC: Raya Brady has been added as an Assistant Coach

3C2A…

Cabrillo: Delaney McCann has been named Head Coach, bringing in experience as Assistant Coach at UC Santa Cruz (DIII)

Saddleback: Alex Sanchez is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2024

NCAA DI…

Binghamton: Jack Azoulay-Haron is no longer the Director of Baseball Analytics after serving in the role since September 2023

Cal State Fullerton: Assistant Coach Neil Walton has stepped away from the program and former San Francisco State (DII) Head Coach Tony Schifano will reportedly fill that position with the Titans (link)

Dayton: Tom Rispoli is no longer an Assistant Coach

East Carolina: Former program standout Thomas Francisco has taken on the role of Director of Operations after serving as the Pirates' Graduate Assistant Manager this past campaign

East Carolina: Jake Gautreau has joined the staff as Assistant Coach/Hitting Coach. He spent the previous eight seasons at Mississippi State (DI) were he served as Hitting & Infield Coach and Recruiting Coordinator

New Mexico: Pitching Coach Michael Lopez appears to have been elevated to Associate Head Coach

San Diego: Josh Nicoloff has updated roles to Assistant Coach after serving as the Director of Baseball Operations since October 2024

Sam Houston: David Wood has been hired as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator after spending the 2025 season as the Head Coach at Odessa (NJCAA)

Stony Brook: Mike Petrowski has been added as an Associate Head Coach / Pitching Coach / Recruiting Coordinator, after a strong two-year run as Pitching Coach at the North Florida (DI)

UT Arlington: Tyler Rice has taken on the role of Assistant Coach after previously serving as the program's Director of Player Development

Washington: Kade Kryzsko has reportedly been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in a similar role at Utah Valley (link)

NCAA DII…

Missouri Western State: Connery O'Donnell-Smith has been added as an Assistant Coach after recently serving in the same role at Walters State (NJCAA)

Missouri Western State: Christopher Monroe has been added as an Assistant Coach after previously serving as the Hitting Coach at Parkland (NJCAA)

New Mexico Highlands: T.C. Nusser is no longer an Assistant Coach

Westmont: Bailey Reid has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Carlow: The Celtics will add Baseball as its newest sport in 2026-27

Concordia Chicago: Assistant Coach Matt Smith has been promoted to Head Coach

Johns Hopkins: Nate Mulberg has been hired as Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Richmond (DI)

North Carolina Wesleyan: Javi Quintana has been added as an Assistant Hitting Coach

North Carolina Wesleyan: Andrew Tubb has been added as an Assistant Pitching Coach

Occidental: Cameron McMullen has been added as an Assistant Coach, bringing in experience as an Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Washington-St. Louis (DIII)

Ohio Northern: Kade Kolpien has been added as an Assistant Coach

Vermont State Castleton: Tony Deshler has been hired as Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Salve Regina

NAIA…

Bryan: Head Coach Clint McAuley has transitioned to a new role at Associate AD for Operations and Fundraising, with Associate Head Coach Jordan Day to succeed McAuley as Head Coach

IU Columbus: Zac Rice has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as a Graduate Assistant at UT Martin (DI)

IU Kokomo: Eli Hickman has been named Head Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator after completing his collegiate career at Concordia Chicago (DIII)

NJCAA…

Itawamba CC: Slater Lott has been named Head Coach

Southwest Tennessee CC: Jake Frederick has been added as an Assistant Coach/Pitchers/Director of Analytics

NCAA DI…

TCU: Sarah Marmelstein has been added as an Assistant Coach

NJCAA…

Joliet Junior: Guy Carbonaro is no longer an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

UCLA: Vanessa Tavalero has been hired as Head Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at Cal

NCAA DII…

Seattle Pacific: Assistant Coach Kenzie Waltar has been promoted to Head Coach

NCAA DI…

Alabama: Jordan Pingel is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach (Distance/Cross Country) after serving in the role since 2023

Florida: Samantha Palmer is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach after serving in the role since July 2023

Illinois: Jaimie Robinson has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach - Jumps and Combined Events, after finishing out her collegiate career at Ohio State (DI)

Jacksonville State: Kevin Kean has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach after serving as the Head Track and Field Coach at Tiffin (DII)

Louisiana Tech: Joseph Blue is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach (Throws) after serving in the role since 2024

Penn State: Darrell Hill has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach - Throws, bringing in experience in the same role at Delaware (DI)

Tulane: Stephen Sousa has been added as Assistant Track & Field Coach & Recruiting Coordinator after spending three seasons as Assistant Coach at Jacksonville State (DI)

VCU: Kiara Porter is no longer the Men’s and Women’s Director of Operations for Track & Field after serving in the role since July 2021

NCAA DII…

Nebraska-Kearney: Brayden Sorensen has been promoted to Assistant High Jump & Pole Vault Coach

UW Parkside: Robert Boardman has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach, following a successful six-year stint at Franklin Pierce (DII) as an Assistant Track & Field Coach

NCAA DIII…

Marietta: Addison Painter has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Men's and Women's Cross Country / Track and Field Coach

Moravian: Peter Gingrich is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach

NAIA…

Alice Lloyd: Ryan Morris has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Cross Country Coach

Central Methodist: Tevin Riddle is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach - Jumps/Throws after serving in the role for five seasons

Wilberforce: Dean Freitag has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach

NJCAA…

Fort Scott CC: Jhawan Horton is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach