Travis Jarome

In his role at Jackson State University as Associate Athletics Director for Public Relations & Sports Media and he oversees the communications efforts that promote nearly 300 student-athletes and coaches across 18 varsity sports who earned numerous Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Awards.

He has played an integral role in significant increases in web traffic and social media metrics for
Jackson State Athletics and helped lead the department in producing a wealth of on-demand
content, executing live productions for SWAC TV, and hosting SportsCenter on Campus live on
the same day as hosting a men's basketball game on ESPNU. During his tenure, Jackson State
became the first HBCU to host productions of ESPN SportsCenter on Campus, College GameDay,
ESPNU and MLB Network in addition to hosting the HBCU Sports Ecosystem: Beyond the Game
in September 2025.

His career in college athletics includes stops at the University of South Alabama as Associate
Athletics Director for Strategic Communications (2022-23), two stints at Alabama State
University (2017-22 and 2023-24), most notably as Director of Athletic Strategic
Communications, Tuskegee University as Athletics Communications Director (2015-17), Troy
University as Assistant Director of Media Relations (2007-11), North Georgia College & State
University as Sports Information Director (2005-07) and his alma mater Auburn Montgomery in various roles from student assistant to interim director to SID (2003-05).

Active nationally with College Sports Communicators (CSC), Jarome served on the CSC Executive
Board of Directors from 2024-26. He is currently a member of the CSC Inclusion Committee,
serving as Vice Chair from 2022-24 and participating in the Inclusion Fellowship in 2022-23.