Category: AD Insights

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To continue demonstrating how I think about AD openings as I work to break Higher Ed Athletics into executive search, here are my short lists for Toledo, Kentucky, Oregon State and Wisconsin. Watch on YouTube Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify I try to base these names off reality, contracts, institutional fit, hiring trends and…

I watched Bryan Blair (Syracuse), Roger Denny (Oklahoma), Ryan Berryman (New Mexico) and Kevin White (Charlotte) press conferences for this edition of Film Study. Each situation was different when you think about it. Blair was the G6 sitting AD that is now joining the P4. Denny was a surprise hire at Oklahoma coming from Illinois…

According to the HEA D1 AD Hiring Tracker there are 15 available D1 athletic director jobs. Today I will discuss the openings at Toledo, San Francisco, and Kentucky. First, I want to give a reaction to four recent AD hires at New Mexico, Charlotte, Syracuse, and Oklahoma. New Mexico – Ryan Berryman The perfect and…

In this episode, Travis studies the AD search at Syracuse from the perspective of who he thinks a board and new chancellor would (or should) select. One outsider. One Commissioner. Two Sitting FBS Athletic Directors.

I will be incredibly surprised if it’s not Deputy AD (and current interim AD) Ryan Berryman who becomes the permanent Lobos AD. Current Situation Why Ryan Berryman? I spent about 12 hours researching this situation and looking at the potential candidates for this position and I kept coming back to why it should be Ryan…

CollegeAD reported this week that there are 5 finalists for the Charlotte AD job, including 2 sitting ADs and 3 P4 Deputies. I do not think they will hire a sitting athletic director. In this video I outline who I think those deputy candidates could be or at least outline why the job profiles of…

To kick off 2026, I react to recent AD hires at Baylor, Colorado and ULM, and give my thoughts on several openings, including at Oklahoma, Cal, Charlotte, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Washington State, Delaware, New Orleans, Wagner and Austin Peay State. I also share why I don’t expect San Francisco to do a search.

Power 4 Athletic Director jobs don’t open too often. Baylor is one of only 4 current Power AD jobs open, with the others being Cal, Oklahoma and Colorado. This is the only one that appears to be a quick hire because it was unexpected. There have been 21 Power AD hires since 2024 with 8…

I give my thoughts and predictions on the Charlotte and Austin Peay State AD openings. Charlotte is in a strong position as an institution and athletic department if they can get football to be a winner in the Queen City. President Licari at APSU did an interview with CSA Search & Consulting’s Drew Turner and…