Following Richard Duran's departure for the AD post at Northern Arizona in June 2026, the University of the Incarnate Word is preparing to search for its next athletic director within the Southland Conference. D1.dossiers has compiled a comprehensive intelligence report detailing the financial, structural, and philanthropic realities the next AD will inherit.
Institutional Leadership & Governance: Profiles on President Thomas M. Evans, PhD - in his role since August 2017 - alongside his President's Executive Council and a 34-member Board of Trustees chaired by J.J. Feik, Jr.
Southland Conference Compensation Benchmarking: Contract comparisons for the Athletic Director plus the head football, men's basketball, and women's basketball coaches against Southland Conference peers.
Philanthropic Deep Dive & Facilities: Intelligence on major donors behind the Cardinals Club and Tartan Society giving societies - including Gayle & Dr. Tom Benson's stadium-naming gift, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa's "second largest commitment in program history," and Methodist Healthcare's $250,000 football turf donation - plus the concluded $100 million "Their Journey, Your Legacy" campaign.
Competitive Performance Diagnostics: A deep dig into the Cardinals' historical win-loss metrics, LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings (1st in the Southland for 2024-25), and Conference Commissioner's Cup results.
NIL, Multi-Conference Affiliations & Media: A breakdown of UIW's House settlement opt-in and INFLCR exchange, its distinctive multi-conference sport affiliations (Southland, Ohio Valley for men's soccer, and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for swimming, fencing, and artistic swimming), and its ESPN/CBS Sports media deals running through 2030-31.
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