Florida A&M Fires James Colzie
The Florida A&M Rattlers have fired head coach James Colzie after two seasons. Colzie went…
2025 FCS Playoff Bracket
Editor’s Note: The bracket will be updated as the playoff games are completed. The 2025 FCS Playoff bracket is set, with North Dakota State expected to take the top spot. Montana State is likely the second overall seed. Those two met in the previous FCS National Championship in January 2025, with NDSU winning a thriller…
2025-26 FCS Coaching Changes
It’s already that time of the year when the coaching carousel will be in full swing for the 2025-26 FCS offseason. The 2024-25 offseason saw 23 head coaching changes, which was down from the 31 witnessed during the 2023-24 FCS offseason. There are numerous reasons for a coaching change; the table below will keep track…
Florida A&M Fires James Colzie
The Florida A&M Rattlers have fired head coach James Colzie after two seasons. Colzie went 12-12 overall and 9-7 in the SWAC during his two seasons. Henry Burris was named the interim head coach. Colzie was promoted to head coach in January 2024, following the departure of Willie Simmons. Simmons led FAMU for six years,…
Bucknell Dismisses Dave Cecchini
The Bucknell Bison have dismissed head coach Dave Cecchini after seven seasons. Cecchini went 24-48 overall and 13-26 in Patriot League games during his tenure. Cecchini was named head coach in 2019 to replace Joe Susan. Susan went 38-61 in 9 seasons from 2010 through 2018, which included three winning seasons in 2011, 2013, and…
Brennan Marion Leaving Sacramento State After 1 Season
The Sacramento State Hornets are on the market for a head coach. Brennan Marion will leave the Hornets to join the Colorado Buffaloes as the offensive coordinator. Marion went 7-5 in his lone season at Sacramento State. Marion was hired in December 2024 to replace Andy Thompson, who joined Stanford‘s coaching staff. Thompson went 11-14…
HBCU Fab Five and Flop Five: Final Regular Season Edition
As the old saying goes, the hay is in the barn and so too are the final standings of the HBCU FCS regular season. While there was little change from Thanksgiving week to this week, I have to give a nod to the Alabama State Hornets for their fantastic season under head coach Eddie Robinson Jr….
Tim Skipper to Lead Cal Poly
Cal Poly has hired Tim Skipper as the program’s next head coach. Skipper was the interim head coach at UCLA for the last 9 games of the 2025 season, following the dismissal of DeShaun Foster. Skipper played linebacker at Fresno State from 1997 through 2000 and immediately went into coaching with Western New Mexico for…
Samford Hires John Grass
The Samford Bulldogs have named John Grass as the football team’s next head coach. Grass was an assistant coach with the Clemson Tigers for the previous four seasons. Grass is familiar with the state of Alabama. He graduated from Jacksonville State in 1990 and then spent 22 years as a high school coach in Alabama….
2025 FCS Versus FBS Matchups in Review
The 2025 FCS playoffs are underway, so it’s time to provide a recap of the 126 FCS versus FBS matchups to take place this season. Of note, the 126 FCS-FBS games broke the previous record of 121 set in the 2024 season. We’ll start by looking at the FCS over FBS wins, some records, firsts,…
Southern Hires Marshall Faulk
The Southern University Jaguars have found their next head coach in former NFL star Marshall Faulk. Faulk was the running backs coach for the Colorado Buffaloes during the 2025 season. Faulk will be tasked with leading Southern back to SWAC glory. The Jaguars have just one SWAC title in the previous two decades, during the…
HBCU Fab Five and Flop Five: Thanksgiving Edition
This is truly a special time of the year and a time to be truly thankful for the blessings we all receive on a daily basis. Whether you celebrate with friends and family or by yourself, we all truly have something or someone in our lives to show our thanks for and count the good fortune…
Bobby Wilder, Tim Polasek Agree to New Deals
Two FCS Playoff teams secured new deals with their current head coach. Bobby Wilder and Tennessee Tech agreed to a new five-year contract, while Tim Polasek and North Dakota State agreed to a new seven-year deal. Wilder has only been with the Golden Eagles for two seasons, but has taken the program to new heights…
