Following the news that Executive Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Bobinski will retire in December 2026 after a decade leading the department, Purdue University is preparing to search for a new leader to guide the Boilermakers within the Big Ten 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 interim President Mitch Daniels (a return to the role he held from 2013-2022) following Mung Chiang's departure for the presidency at Northwestern, alongside Purdue's Senior Leadership team and a Board of Trustees chaired by Gary J. Lehman.
Big Ten Compensation Benchmarking: Contract comparisons for the Athletic Director plus the head football, men's basketball, and women's basketball coaches against Big Ten peers, set against a conference that distributed $1.37 billion to members in FY25 under Commissioner Tony Petitti.
Philanthropic Deep Dive & Capital Campaign: Intelligence on more than 30 major donors recognized for $1 million+ gifts to Athletics - including Julie and John Dussliere, Susan (Wolfle) Stoker's $2.5 million gift, and the Connors Foundation's support of the EMPOWER Program - plus a look at the newly launched "Victories & Heroes" campaign targeting $4 billion by 2030.
Competitive Performance Diagnostics: A deep dig into the Boilermakers' historical win-loss metrics, recruiting rankings across football and men's basketball, and LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, highlighting a 53rd-place finish nationally (14th of 18 in the Big Ten) in 2024-25.
NIL, Facilities & Conference Outlook: A breakdown of the Boiler BrandWorks NIL program and its vendor stack (INFLCR, JABA, Captiv8 Collegiate, OneTeam, Scout), a full facilities review led by Ross-Ade Stadium and Mackey Arena, and the Big Ten's media and scheduling landscape through the 2029-30 season.
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