Drive & Company is now College.town

So, it’s possible – maybe even probable – that you were one of the people who, at some point in 2013, opened an email that began with the stark and admittedly utilitarian heading “D1.ticker.” You’ll be forgiven if this doesn’t ring a bell – 2013 was a long time ago. In fact, if you measure time by the Gregorian calendar, 2013 was 12 years ago. If you measure time by the College Sports Calendar, 2013 was roughly the Mesozoic Era. So much has changed since then (I certainly don’t need to recount it all here; check out today’s D1.ticker and Evening Standard emails for the latest!) that Drive & Company was compelled to grow to meet the industry’s changing needs. 

Over these past 12 years, you’ve helped Drive & Company become a hub where, for instance, the leaders of tomorrow can get a leg up with D1.dossiers. Administrators on the move can find a comprehensive list of new opportunities on CollegeSports.jobs. Leaders throughout the industry can learn from and share lessons on AthleticDirectorU. With these solutions – and more – on offer, and with the industry on the precipice of the most fundamental change in its history, we felt it was time to clearly define not only what we do, but who we are, under one unifying umbrella. 

We are College.town.

While our name is changing, we’re not abandoning the objective. In fact, we’re doubling down on it – tripling, really, if you count the exponential complications of the present moment. Because one thing that hasn’t changed since the spring of 2013 is our True North. We have been guided by one clear mission: to serve decisionmakers in college athletics. That mission will never change. Furthermore, we remain resolute in our belief that college athletics, for all its challenges, remains a national treasure in its capacity as a vehicle for human development: Academic. Athletic. Social. Professional. We’ve witnessed firsthand the way college sports transforms not just lives, but generations.  

All of this is our way of saying that we’re trying to build something bigger than just a platform or a product suite. We’re building a place. One that offers real utility to the people who guide this industry into its future.

You’ll still find the ticker. You’ll still find the dossiers. You’ll still find the latest job opportunities. But now you’ll find them in one place. A place with a main street and a sign that reads: Welcome to College.town.

We hope you’ll stay a while.

– Matt Roberts, College.town Founder and CEO