Sam Houston athletics feasibility study completed
1/20/2011 11:23:00 AM | Football
ATLANTA Ga. - Collegiate Consulting (formerly NACDA Consulting) recently completed a feasibility study for the Sam Houston State University intercollegiate athletics department. The six-month study was a comprehensive assessment of the department, including an analysis of the current athletic landscape within the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
"We were privileged to have the opportunity to work with Bobby Williams and his team on this study," stated Collegiate Consulting's Managing Director Russell Wright. "Sam Houston athletics has a long history of success and the strong foundation of support, both internally and externally, needed to be a premier program not only within the Southland Conference but nationally."
Collegiate Consulting conducted extensive interviews with alumni, community members, institutional personnel, athletic administrators, head coaches, students and student-athletes as part of the study. An online survey and marketplace assessment were performed to gauge perceptions of the athletic department and program.
Additionally, benchmarking comparisons were researched to ascertain Sam Houston's standing within its current conference, the Southland Conference, as well as several FBS conferences for comparative purposes. Collegiate Consulting provided an assessment of staffing levels, salaries, ticket sales, facilities, development revenue, student athletic fees, corporate sponsorship and institutional support as a sampling of the wide-ranging benchmarking data that was collected at both the FCS and FBS level. The results and findings from Collegiate Consulting's report were presented to Sam Houston's institutional leadership for their review and evaluation.
"Collegiate Consulting's work has been instrumental in providing SHSU with an objective assessment and analysis of our current situation and options," stated Director of Athletics Bobby Williams. "Their study will assist us in creating a framework to improve Sam Houston athletics."
