20 athletic directors are about to begin their first full school year at their new job. It is a diverse group in many ways:
- 11 of them have no prior AD experience.
- Six of the 20 are female, and none of those have ever held the title of athletic director.
- Four of the 20 are minorities. Of those, only Jackson State’s Ashley Robinson has prior experience as an AD.
- Four have a Juris Doctor degree, joining just 21 of their Division I colleagues.