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House plaintiffs attorneys have sent a letter to NCAA and power conference leaders calling for a retraction of the College Sports Commission's guidance on NIL collective deals issued earlier this week, per Yahoo's Ross Dellenger. Jeffrey Kessler and Steve Berman plan to bring the issue before Federal Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins, who has been appointed to resolve settlement disputes, writing: “There is nothing in the Settlement Agreement to permit (NCAA and conference) or the CSC, acting on their behalf, to decide that it would not be a valid business purpose for a school’s collective to engage in for-profit promotions of goods or services using paid-for student-athlete NIL. To the extent the NIL payment is for the promotion of a valid business purpose, it is irrelevant whether that payment comes from a NIL collective or any other third party.” A CSC spokesperson responded to Dellenger, stating: “The guidance issued by the College Sports Commission yesterday is entirely consistent with the House settlement and the rules that have been agreed upon with class counsel. The defendants have been in close coordination with class counsel on the key provisions in the memo and will continue to work with them to resolve any concerns they may have.” (link) 

USA Today’s Steve Berkowitz reports that U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken on Friday awarded House settlement plaintiffs’ lawyers more than $520M in legal fees and costs. That figure could eventually climb north of $750M as Wilken also granted the lawyers’ right to apply annually for an award of fees and costs based on a small percentage of school student-athlete benefit and compensation spending “for work in monitoring and enforcing compliance [of] the settlement, which is set to last 10 years.” Per Berkowitz, Wilken noted that “the fees-and-costs award is ‘well below’ local judicial benchmarks that allow fees-and-costs awards of 25% of a damages pool.” The settlement calls for a combined total of nearly $2.8M in damages to be paid over a 10-year period. More from Berkowitz. (link)

All signs point to the Sun Belt adding Louisiana Tech as league Presidents are set to meet on Monday. The Daily News-Record’s Shane Mettlen: “Unlikely they'd vote if the answer is no. Time for both sides to do their lobbying over the weekend, I suppose. But smart money would be on LT becoming the 14th member of the Sun Belt.” (link)

NCAA President Charlie Baker releases a letter outlining the need for staff reductions and reassignments within the Association, as well as the consolidation of regulatory affairs and governance into a single operating unit as a result of the House settlement. Baker writes that with the transfer of enforcement and regulatory activity away from the NCAA to the College Sports Commission, the newly-combined “governance and policy” group will be guided temporarily by Senior VP of Governance Kevin Lennon in the role of Acting Senior VP of Regulatory Affairs while a search is conducted. Moving forward, “AMA and governance teams will reorganize under one leadership team and align by division. Enforcement and the Eligibility Center will continue to be separate teams but will now report to the senior vice president of governance and policy. Hearing operations will continue to report to legal affairs. Additionally, many communications, information technology and human resource functions that currently operate out of regulatory affairs and governance will move into the NCAA’s enterprise-wide, functional departments that handle these issues.” Baker goes on to note that a combination of not backfilling open positions, transferring functions and a voluntary separation program will result in 20-30 fewer full-time employees throughout regulatory affairs and that all other national department offices won’t be impacted. (link)

NCAA FBS…

Auburn: Chief of Staff Matt Bevins has departed to become Associate AD for Major Gifts at Liberty

Central Michigan: Administrative Assistant Ashley Jetzer has reportedly been promoted to Assistant Director of Football Operations (link)

Central Michigan: Nolan Jones has reportedly been named Director of Analytics after serving as an Assistant Coach at Kansas Wesleyan (NAIA) (link)

LSU: Sam Petitto has reportedly been hired as Director of Scouting and Personnel Strategy after serving as Director of Player Personnel at Ohio State (link)

Western Michigan: Lee Menefee has reportedly been hired as General Manager/Associate AD for Football Administration after serving as Director of Football Operations at Rice (link)

NCAA FCS…

Lindenwood: Monty Roe has reportedly been added as Defensive Tackles COach after serving as Defensive Coordinator at Graceland (NAIA) (link)

NCAA DII…

Northwest Missouri State: Logan Twehous appears to no longer be a Quarterbacks/Tight Ends

NCAA DIII…

North Central (IL): Colin Wood is no longer a Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach after serving in the role since 2022

Roanoke: Darren Venable is no longer a Safeties Coach

NAIA…

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: The Pomeroys will transition their sprint football program to an NAIA football program starting in 2026

NJCAA…

Dodge City CC: Trevor Romans is no longer an Assistant Coach - Tight Ends Coach

3C2A…

College of the Desert: Samuel Gomez has been added as a Wide Receivers Coach

College of the Desert: Angel Gloria has been added as an Offensive Line Coach

NCAA DI…

Bradley: Austin Cox has been hired as Director of Basketball Operations after serving as Chief of Staff at UTEP

Charlotte: Brett Carey has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending last year in the same role at Campbell

East Carolina: Assistant Coach Riley Davis has been promoted to Associate Head Coach 

East Carolina: Director of Operations Jesse Higdon has been added duties as Chief of Staff

East Carolina: Assistant Coach Michael Perry has added responsibilities as General Manager

Elon: Director of Operations Sean Halloran has been elevated to Director of Operations/Assistant Coach

IU Indianapolis: John Peckinpaugh has been added as an Assistant Coach after four seasons as Head Coach at Kokomo High School

IU Indianapolis: Devin Heath-Granger has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at Indianapolis (DII)

IU Indianapolis: Bruce Fields has been named Director of Operations after serving as Head Coach at Judson (NAIA)

Maryland: Aki Collins has been hired as Assistant Coach/Director of Player Personnel after serving as Head of Recruiting and Retention at Overtime Elite

Maryland: Greg Young has been named Special Assistant to the Head Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at Troy

NJIT: Ty Goode has reportedly been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving as Video Coordinator at Fordham (link)

Troy: Scott Campbell has reportedly been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Head Coach for PHH Prep (link)

NCAA DII…

Azusa Pacific: BJ Porter has been hired as Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Denver (DI)

UC Merced: Head Coach Kevin Pham is reportedly no longer leading the Bobcats (link)

NCAA DIII…

Colby: Sean Rutigliano has been hired as Head Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at Belmont (DI)

Schreiner: Kyle McLeroy has been hired as Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at UT Dallas

NAIA…

IU East: Bishop Smith has been added as an Assistant Coach

3C2A…

Grossmont: Dennis Kane is no longer an Assistant Coach

Pasadena City: Head Coach Ryan Frazer has stepped down after three seasons at the helm. He is reportedly joining Montana (DI) as an Assistant Coach (link)

NCAA DI…

Miami (OH): Maya Chandler has been added as an Assistant Coach

UNC Asheville: Thomas Lefler has been added as Director of Video Operations after serving as Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Winthrop

Western Kentucky: Lexxus Graham-Blincoe has been added as an Assistant Coach, after serving for two seasons as an Assistant Coach at Bowling Green (DI)

NCAA DIII…

Bridgewater State: We offer our deepest condolences to the Bridgewater State community following the passing of Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Henry Colon

Penn State Behrend: Jenna Hoschouer has been added as an Assistant Coach, after spending the last two years playing professional basketball for Cardiff Met in the Super League Basketball (SLB)

NAIA…

Texas A&M-Texarkana: Deacon Jones has been hired as Head Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at Louisiana (DI)

NCAA DI…

Dartmouth: Assistant Coach Blake McFadden has been named Interim Head Coach for the 2026 season

Florida Atlantic: Joey Bellini has reportedly been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in a similar position at Xavier (link)

Gonzaga: Ryan Wright has been added as an Assistant Coach. He spent the past five seasons in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system, where he served as the Hitting Coach for the Vancouver Canadians

NCAA DII…

Catawba: Cole Hales has been hired as Pitching Coach after completing his collegiate career for the Indians

NCAA DIII…

Covenant: Assistant Coach Cordaro Cummings has been elevated to Assistant AD for Compliance and Operations

St. Scholastica: Blake Peterson has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Associate Head Coach at Earlham

Wisconsin Lutheran: Hruz Wagner has been added as an Assistant Coach

Wisconsin Lutheran: Jack Stern has been added as the Director of Analytics

NAIA…

MidAmerica Nazarene: Head Coach Ryan Thompson has been promoted to Athletic Director and Assistant Coach Nolan Hoff has been named Interim Head Coach for the 2025-26 season

NJCAA…

Polk State: Jacob Heath has been hired as Pitching Coach after completing his collegiate career at West Florida (DII)

NCAA DI…

Jacksonville: Program alumna Emily Kubicsko has been added as an Assistant Coach

NAIA…

Brenau: Patrick Nicholas has been named Head Coach for both Indoor and Beach Volleyball programs

3C2A…

Cerritos: Ashleigh Atsaros has been named Head Coach for both the beach and indoor programs. She spent the last four years as the Associate Head Coach for the indoor team and Head Beach Coach at Riverside City (3C2A)

NCAA DI…

Milwaukee: Priscilla Schultz has been added as Associate Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track & Field Coach after spending the past three seasons as Assistant Coach at Arizona (DI)

NCAA DII…

Western New Mexico: Sandra Glover appears to no longer be a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Track & Field Coach after serving in the role since February 2025

NCAA DIII…

Gwynedd Mercy: Branden Soubik has been named Head Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Coach, adding to his roles as Assistant Cross Country Coach and Athletic Maintenance Specialist

Gwynedd Mercy: Joe Dyas has transitioned to Head Coach of the cross country teams after previously leading track and field, where he’ll now serve in an assistant capacity under new leadership

NCAA DI…

Milwaukee: Priscilla Schultz has been added as Associate Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track & Field Coach after spending the past three seasons as Assistant Coach at Arizona (DI)

NCAA DII…

Western New Mexico: Sandra Glover appears to no longer be a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Track & Field Coach after serving in the role since February 2025

NCAA DIII…

Gwynedd Mercy: Branden Soubik has been named Head Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Coach, adding to his roles as Assistant Cross Country Coach and Athletic Maintenance Specialist

Gwynedd Mercy: Joe Dyas has transitioned to Head Coach of the cross country teams after previously leading track and field, where he’ll now serve in an assistant capacity under new leadership

NCAA DI…

Delaware: Devin Kinzel has been hired as an Assistant Coach after recently serving as a Volunteer Assistant Coach at her alma mater Temple (DI)

NCAA DI…

LIU: Jimmy Barbarise has been named Head Coach, after three successful seasons as the Head Coach at the Tampa (DII) (link)

NAIA…

Northwestern Ohio: The Racers will add Women’s Flag Football starting in spring 2027

NCAA DI…

Illinois State: Head Coach Ray Kralis has signed a three-year contract extension

NCAA DIII…

New England (ME): Program alumnus Trevor Flanagan has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach

NAIA…

Providence (MT): Lance Olson has been named Interim Head Men's & Women's Coach after completing his 13th year coaching golf at Great Falls High School (MT)

Texas A&M-Texarkana: Ryan Huntze has been hired as Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach after serving in the same role at Texas High School since 2019

NCAA DI…

Rice: Paola Cortes-Ortiz has been added as an Assistant Coach, after serving last season as Assistant Coach for both the Men's and Women's Golf programs at Missouri (DI)

NCAA DIII…

New England (ME): Program alumnus Trevor Flanagan has been added as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach

NAIA…

Providence (MT): Lance Olson has been named Interim Head Men's & Women's Coach after completing his 13th year coaching golf at Great Falls High School (MT)

Texas A&M-Texarkana: Ryan Huntze has been hired as Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach after serving in the same role at Texas High School since 2019

NCAA DI…

Harvard: Former Trinity (CT) (DIII) and Salisbury (DIII) student-athlete Seamus Johnston has been hired as Director of Operations

Marquette: Andrew Smistad has been added as an Offensive Coordinator after spending the last three seasons as an Assistant Coach at Bates (DIII)

Penn: Taylor Wray has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same position at Saint Joseph’s

Saint Joseph’s: Associate Head Coach Scott Meehan has been promoted to Head Coach

NCAA DIII…

Alvernia: Michael Zadroga has been hired as Head Coach after two years in the same role at Lawrence

NCAA DII…

D’Youville: McKenna Rushford has been hired as Head Coach after serving as First Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at SUNY Potsdam (DIII)

NCAA DIII…

Utica: Andrea Cofrin has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same role at SUNY Morrisville

NAIA…

Warner: Cesar Unzueta has been hired as Head Clay Target Coach after serving as Owner of Ductus Exemplo Consulting

NCAA DII… 

Biola: Phil Yovino has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII… 

Nichols: Alumnus Nicholas Henriques has been added as an Assistant Coach after recently serving as Head Varsity Coach at Saint Paul Diocesan Junior/Senior High School (MA)

NCAA DI…

Bellarmine: Callie McKinney is no longer the Head Coach after serving in the role since March of 2024

NCAA DIII…

Cairn: Head Coach Kevin Smith has been promoted to Coordinator of Compliance and Event Management

Illinois Wesleyan: Mustafa Bakirdan has been added as an Assistant Coach after completing his collegiate career with the Titans

Maine Maritime: Levi Evans has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same role at Thunder Basin High School

NAIA…

Bethel (KS): Head Coach Ignacio Millas has resigned after two seasons, with Assistant Coach Lucas Pardo to serve as Interim Head Coach

NWAC…

Umpqua CC: Danielle Christenson is no longer an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Fresno State: Darnell Westbrook has been added as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator after serving as Assistant Coach for the Corona Angels Howard since 2018

Fresno State: Ariel Carlson has been added as Hitting Coach after serving as Director of Player Development & Analytics at her alma mater Oregon (DI) during the 2025 season

NCAA DII…

Cedarville: Morgan Zaborowski has been added as an Assistant Coach, bringing in experience as the Head Pitching Coach at Ohio Christian (NAIA)

Davenport: Kaycee Loehr has been promoted to a full-time Assistant Coach after serving as a Graduate Assistant

LeMoyne-Owen: Tiara Hall is no longer the Head Coach after serving in the role since 2023

NCAA DIII…

St. Scholastica: Kiana Gibson has been added as an Assistant Coach after completing her collegiate career at Tarleton State (DI)

University of New England: Head Coach Kim Lorenc has been elevated to a full-time position

NAIA…

Ottawa (KS): Joe Henderson has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Marquette: Danielle Young appears to have been named Head Dance Coach

NCAA DII…

Central Missouri: Mariah Ahmann has been hired as Head Dance Coach after serving in a similar role at Warrensburg High School

NCAA DIII…

Concordia (WI): Stephanie Fuller has been hired as Head Dance Coach/Athletic Support Coordinator after serving as an Academic Advisor at Tennessee (DI)

NAIA…

Brenau: Danielle Scott is no longer an Assistant Coach

NAIA…

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: The Pomeroys will transition their sprint football program to an NAIA football program starting in 2026

NCAA DI…

Fordham: Harry Homans is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Swimming & Diving Coach after serving in the role since 2024

Virginia: Logan Redondo has been named Director of Professional Performance & Data Analysis for the men's and women's teams. He spent the last four years as the Head Senior Coach at Mission Viejo Nadadores (CA)

NCAA DII…

Nova Southeastern: Natalie Galluzzo has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Swimming Coach

NCAA DIII…

Albion: Maggie Kayt Franks has been added as an Assistant Swim Coach after serving in the same role at Shawnee State (NAIA)

NCAA DI…

Fordham: Harry Homans is no longer a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Swimming & Diving Coach after serving in the role since 2024

Virginia: Logan Redondo has been named Director of Professional Performance & Data Analysis for the men's and women's teams. He spent the last four years as the Head Senior Coach at Mission Viejo Nadadores (CA)

NCAA DII…

Nova Southeastern: Natalie Galluzzo has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Swimming Coach

NCAA DIII…

Albion: Maggie Kayt Franks has been added as an Assistant Swim Coach after serving in the same role at Shawnee State (NAIA)

NCAA DI…

Gonzaga: Kris Powell has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as the Head Men's & Women's Coach at Illinois Tech (DIII) since the 2021-22 season (link)

Illinois State: Maja Kovacek is set to take charge of the men’s program while continuing her role as Head Women’s Coach

NCAA DII…

Jessup: Nicole Briceño has been hired as Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach after serving in the same role at Academy of Art

NCAA DIII…

Brandeis: Head Coach Christo Schultz has stepped down after three seasons at the helm to pursue other opportunities

NCAA DI…

Northern Iowa: Head Coach Chris Sagers has signed a contract extension through the 2026-27 season

NCAA DII…

Jessup: Nicole Briceño has been hired as Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach after serving in the same role at Academy of Art

NCAA DIII…

Lakeland: Jake Jurney has been added as Assistant Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Coach after serving as a part-time Assistant Coach for the Men’s program for the last two seasons

NCAA DI…

Texas A&M: Kaitlyn Corbett has been added as the Director of Operations

NCAA DIII…

Lakeland: Jake Jurney has been added as Assistant Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Coach after serving as a part-time Assistant Coach for the Men’s program for the last two seasons

NAIA…

Brenau: Patrick Nicholas has been named Head Coach for both Indoor and Beach Volleyball programs

NJCAA…

Southwest: Lainey Brumfield has been added as an Assistant Coach

3C2A…

Cerritos: Ashleigh Atsaros has been named Head Coach for both the beach and indoor programs. She spent the last four years as the Associate Head Coach for the indoor team and Head Beach Coach at Riverside City (3C2A)