Arkansas State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics
Chris Pezman announced in September 2025 that Nick Carroll has been named the Red Wolves' Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance.
Carroll, a former student-athlete, comes to Arkansas State after most recently spending the last year and a half in Nacogdoches, Texas, as the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at Stephen F. Austin State University. During his time as a member of the Lumberjacks' staff, Carroll managed all NCAA, Southland Conference and institutional compliance for 18 varsity sports, while also monitoring areas such as Name, Image and Likeness (NIL).
A National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC) member who is also part of the NAAC Convention Committee, Carroll provided additional leadership within the SFA Athletics Department as the sport administrator for baseball, women's soccer and cheer.
Prior to his time at SFA, Carroll held multiple roles on the athletics department staff at West Virginia University for almost three years. He was elevated to Assistant Director of Compliance, a position he held from 2022-24, after serving as a Compliance Assistant and Student-Athlete Academic Services Graduate Assistant.
In addition to being a NAAC member, Carroll is also actively involved with the NACDA Senior Administrator Mentoring Institute and was a participant in the NCAA's 2022 Emerging Leaders Seminar.
Carroll earned his bachelor's degree from King (Bristol, Tenn.) University in management and marketing and his master's degree in sport management from West Viriginia University. Selected team captain his senior year, Carroll was a baseball student-athlete at King and a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
