July 2024

Collegiate Consulting Provides Assistance with Changing Dynamics

As we come to the midway point, it has been a busy six months for Collegiate Consulting. The team has assisted seven institutions with their reclassification submission requirements; seeing all of those institutions respectively advancing in their new NCAA classification. In addition, we completed a comprehensive intercollegiate athletics valuation for the University of Toledo; which provided quantifiable data across eight evaluation metrics. The study and subsequent launch of Toledo’s website promoting the study, has helped Collegiate Consulting secure three new valuation studies.

An article in a July issue of the Sports Business Journal, ACC Faces the Future highlighted Division I conference realignment. Of the 26 DI institutions that have/are changing conference affiliation, Collegiate Consulting has assisted either with the institution and/or conference on nine (35%) of those realignments; and of those outside the Power Four, Collegiate Consulting has worked with 70% of the conference realignment movement.

Currently, Collegiate Consulting is working on:

Two (2) Division II Feasibility Studies
Two (2) Division I Feasibility Studies
Sports Sponsorship Study
Three (3) Conference Realignment Studies
Athletics Strategic Plan
Multidivisional Compliance Review
Athletics Operational Review
On the back-end of the House settlement and new Division I roster maximums, our expectation is we will continue to see more sports sponsorship studies in alignment with new roster limits; as well expansion of our intercollegiate athletics valuation studies.

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What's the Word?

To celebrate the beginning of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the team at Collegiate Consulting would like to salute the many present and former college athletes who are competing for our country.

With more than 1,200 current, former and incoming student-athletes across all three divisions competing for 125 teams and countries, student-athletes have taken their excellence and sacrificed to put it on display. In total, 251 NCAA schools from nearly 60 conferences will be represented at the Olympics.

International competition can not only present novel approaches, but also expand the scope of a sport.

To that, Collegiate Consulting says oiu to diversity and broadening goals for every athlete.

 

Metaphorical Heat Isn't Too Much for Athletic Departments

July brings heat and the Olympics. Staffers and coaches in university athletics are using the weeks before their fall semesters to take the time to look into their departments with a fresh set of eyes.

Collegiate Consulting specializes in aiding such discoveries, and has the tools to provide an in-depth approach to expedite that process.

As we continue to partner with institutions of varying size and conference competition level, we are excited to explore opportunities for each new and existing clients. There are several moving pieces to research and analyze that give our university partners an expanded perspective for potential excellence.
We thrive on connection with our college athletic community and we seek to champion their notable actions and achievements.

Please follow us so we can celebrate and elevate each other together.

Managing Director
Russell Wright
Collegiate Consulting

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