Achieve Competitive Excellence in Conference USA
Situate top revenue-generating sports teams for success, enhance NIL opportunities and transfer portal strategies, promote studentathlete academic achievement, and implement the Intercollegiate Athletics Strategic Plan:
Position top revenue-generating sports teams for success
- Ensure that at least two of the three highest revenue-generating sports teams (i.e., women’s basketball, men’s basketball and football) finish their regular seasons in the top 25% of Conference USA and receive an invitation to either an NCAA tournament and/or a Football Bowl Subdivision bowl game.
Enhance name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities and transfer portal strategies
- Develop comprehensive support structures for athletes to maximize their NIL opportunities, including partnerships with local and national businesses. Enhance scouting and recruitment processes to effectively use the transfer portal for maintaining or improving team competitiveness.
Promote student-athlete academic achievement
- Strengthen academic support services for student-athletes, including tutoring, career counseling and life-skills training. Set and monitor academic performance targets, aiming to exceed the Conference USA averages.
Implement the Intercollegiate Athletics Strategic Plan
- Roll out the recently revised Intercollegiate Athletics Strategic Plan, focusing on infrastructure improvements, fundraising, community engagement and enhanced training facilities.
- Regularly review and adjust the plan to respond to dynamic competitive challenges and opportunities.