Assistant Athletics Director - Football Academics

Assists in providing leadership and direction for an assigned area within the athletic department. Responsible for the development, coordination, and administration of the department. Responsible for employees in the assigned area.

Major/Essential Functions:

Texas Tech Athletics is looking for a dynamic individual to provide leadership for our football academic support unit. This is a full-time professional position within the Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes, a comprehensive support services unit for Red Raider student-athletes. The Assistant Athletic Director - Football Academics is responsible for providing direct oversight to football athletics academic advising staff and providing leadership for a comprehensive football academic support plan that is in line with the mission of Texas Tech Athletics. This position requires consistent, direct, and open communication with football coaches and staff; and a thorough understanding of NCAA and Big 12 Conference guidelines and regulations.

Review of applications will begin immediately with a desired January 2020 start date.

• Provide direct oversight to football athletics academic advising staff; manage an effective process of monitoring student-athlete academic progress, incorporating current best practices in the profession.
• Serve as the advisor to a designated group of football student-athletes; monitor their academic progress; provide course advisement, career, and personal guidance; educate student-athletes on rules of eligibility.
• Communicate with football coaching staff through scheduled academic meetings; regularly and promptly share detailed information regarding the ongoing academic progress of assigned student-athletes.
• Regularly communicate the progress, outcomes, and direction of work to the Senior Associate Athletics Director and Associate Athletics Director for Academic Services; make recommendations concerning the improvement of programs and services.
• With a thorough understanding of NCAA legislation, Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR) guidelines, serve as the unit’s primary point of contact for monitoring and projecting student-athlete academic outcomes.
• Collaborate with the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) to assign tutoring, learning specialists sessions, and other academic support sessions.
• Monitor & evaluate student-athletes' progress toward degree and eligibility requirements.
• Primary liaison with Leadership Academy for football Guest Coach Program.
• Assist with the recruiting process during prospective student-athletes’ visits to campus.