# Compliance staff in the Southern Conference

Southern Conference athletic departments list 16 compliance staff positions across 10 of the 10 covered schools as of 3 Nov 2026 — 2% of the conference's 1,063 tracked positions, an average of 1.6 per department that has the function. East Tennessee State University has the most (2). In the last 90 days Whistle detected 3 hires, 1 departure and 2 title changes in these roles.

_Data as of 3 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 10 covered Southern Conference schools, re-read on a rolling schedule; roles classified from published titles; changes from successive reads.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/compliance_

## Compliance in the Southern Conference at a glance

- **Conference:** [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) — NCAA Division I
- **Schools covered:** 10
- **Schools with compliance staff:** 10 (100%)
- **Compliance positions:** 16 (2% of 1,063 tracked positions)
- **Average per department with the function:** 1.6
- **Changes, last 90 days:** 3 hires · 1 departures · 2 title changes

## How many compliance staff does each Southern Conference school have?

One row per covered department. "Positions" counts current (non-departed) staff whose classified role or published title places them in compliance; changes are non-baseline hires, departures and title changes in those positions over the last 90 days, with same-day directory re-reads excluded.

| School | Division | Compliance positions | All tracked positions | Hires (90d) | Departures (90d) | Title changes (90d) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [East Tennessee State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/etsu) | Division I | 2 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Mercer University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mercer) | Division I | 2 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| [Samford University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/samford) | Division I | 2 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [The Citadel](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/citadel) | Division I | 2 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| [University of North Carolina at Greensboro](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uncgreensboro) | Division I | 2 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Tennessee at Chattanooga](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/chattanooga) | Division I | 2 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Furman University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/furman) | Division I | 1 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Virginia Military Institute](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/vmi) | Division I | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Western Carolina University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westerncarolina) | Division I | 1 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Wofford College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wofford) | Division I | 1 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Who sells to compliance staff?

Compliance is the buying group for compliance software, eligibility and roster-management platforms, NIL disclosure tools and education providers. Typical titles in this group: Associate AD for Compliance; Director of Compliance & Eligibility; Compliance Coordinator. Whistle customers filter these positions by conference, school, state and sport, see each person's name, title and contact details where the directory publishes them, and get an alert when one of the positions changes hands.

## Other staff functions in the Southern Conference

- [Ticketing in the Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/ticketing) — 15 positions at 9 schools
- [Marketing & fan experience in the Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/marketing) — 18 positions at 10 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/communications) — 33 positions at 10 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/development) — 24 positions at 8 schools
- [Facilities & event operations in the Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/facilities-event-ops) — 30 positions at 9 schools
- [Video & analytics in the Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/video) — 28 positions at 8 schools
- [Strength & conditioning in the Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/strength-conditioning) — 43 positions at 10 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/athletic-training) — 115 positions at 10 schools
- [Equipment in the Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference/roles/equipment) — 15 positions at 9 schools

## Compliance in other conferences

- [Compliance in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/compliance) — 18 schools
- [Compliance in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/compliance) — 18 schools
- [Compliance in the Lone Star](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star/roles/compliance) — 16 schools
- [Compliance in the SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec/roles/compliance) — 16 schools
- [Compliance in the Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas/roles/compliance) — 15 schools
- [Compliance in the Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10/roles/compliance) — 14 schools
- [Compliance in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/compliance) — 14 schools
- [Compliance in the Great Lakes Valley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-valley/roles/compliance) — 14 schools
- [Compliance in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate/roles/compliance) — 14 schools
- [Compliance in the ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun/roles/compliance) — 13 schools
- [Compliance in the Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12/roles/compliance) — 13 schools
- [Compliance in the CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa/roles/compliance) — 13 schools

## Method

Positions are counted when the published job title matches the compliance pattern (and not an exclusion such as student, intern or graduate assistant); the same rule produces the counts and the change tallies.

Change counts compare successive reads of each school's official directory; a school's first extraction and any day on which 25% or more of a roster appears or disappears at once (a re-read, not turnover) are excluded. This page is published when at least 3 covered Southern Conference schools have the function and they list at least 10 positions between them; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes.

## Frequently asked questions

**How many compliance staff work in the Southern Conference?**

16 current positions across 10 covered Southern Conference athletic departments as of 3 Nov 2026; East Tennessee State University lists the most (2).

**Which Southern Conference school has the largest compliance staff?**

East Tennessee State University, with 2 compliance staff positions out of 81 tracked positions.

**How much turnover is there in Southern Conference compliance roles?**

6 changes in the last 90 days: 3 hires, 1 departure, 2 title changes, after excluding first reads and same-day re-reads.

**Where does this staff data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

Selling to compliance staff in the Southern Conference? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) lists every one of these 16 positions with name and title, emails and phones where the directory publishes them, and an alert when one changes. Or [buy the conference as a one-time dataset](https://gowhistle.io/data).

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