#13 ranked Emory’s coach is stepping down after 26 years. Emory competes in the University Athletic Association, one of the strongest conferences in NCAA D3 (Emory, U of Chicago, Wash-MO, NYU and perhaps 1 or 2 other UAA squads qualified for the D3 Tournament in ’22).

The good thing about the immediate off-season notifiications is it allows for a staff that much more time to begin a search for a new coach, (moreso if the school decides not to go with an “in-house” hire.) Also, there are the players to think of (recruiting, effect on current player’s future plans and what-not).

This is somewhat comparable to the Wisconsin Badger’s football situation. I thought the Badgers would keep their ’22 interim coach on and make him head coach (he was very popular as a Badger player and had a successful NFL career), but a different direction was taken. Whether he’ll be allowed to stay on with the new coach’s staff remains to be seen. (Although Emory has been more consistent as a women’s volleyball power than Wisconsin has been in football.)