Joe Woodley Leaving Drake for Rutgers Assistant Position
For the second time in as many years, the Drake Bulldogs will have a new…
For the second time in as many years, the Drake Bulldogs will have a new head coach. Joe Woodley stepped down as head coach to take a position with Rutgers. Woodley is the second FCS head coach to leave for Rutgers this offseason, following South Dakota‘s Travis Johansen. Woodley spent six years with the NAIA’s…
North Dakota State, the most successful FCS program in history by national championships, is leaving to join the FBS beginning with the 2026 season. The Bison will leave the Missouri Valley Football Conference to join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member. The school will reportedly pay around $12 million to the Mountain West…
South Dakota Coyotes head coach Travis Johansen is leaving to take the defensive coordinator position with Rutgers. Johansen spent one season as head coach at South Dakota, finishing 10-5 overall and reaching the FCS Quarterfinals in 2025. Johansen was named USD’s head coach in January 2025, following the retirement of Bob Nielson. Nielson spent nearly…
Montana head coach Bobby Hauck announced his retirement after a total of 15 seasons with the school. Hauck led the Grizzlies to 8 Big Sky titles in his two stints, four FCS/I-AA title game appearances, and 13 playoff appearances. Hauck went 151-43 overall and 86-23 in the Big Sky at Montana. Hauck attended Montana as…
Ted White will be the next head coach for the Howard Bison. White was most recently an offensive analyst on Maryland‘s coaching staff. White played collegiately at Howard as a quarterback from 1995 through 1998. He helped lead the Bison to a 10-2 record in 1996 and set numerous school and MEAC records in his…
After knocking on the door for the last several years, Montana State finally broke through to win the school’s first FCS national championship since 1984. It was the first FCS/I-AA Championship Game to go to overtime and the Bobcats won 35-34 over Illinois State in one of the subdivision’s most thrilling games ever. The game…
The Bucknell Bison have found their man. The school hired Jeff Behrman to take over the Bison football program, following three successful years at NCAA Division III John Carroll. Behrman played quarterback at John Carroll, graduated in 1995, and took a graduate assistant position in 1996 at Clarion in Pennsylvania. In 1997, he became the…
Ashley Ingram was named the VMI Keydets‘ next football head coach. Ingram spent the previous two seasons in charge of NCAA Division II Carson-Newman, going 16-6 overall. Ingram played collegiately at North Alabama as an offensive lineman. In 1997, he was a graduate assistant at his alma mater. In 1998, he was a graduate assistant…
Sean Goldrich will return to the New Hampshire Wildcats to take over the football program. Goldrich spent the previous four seasons at Delaware as an assistant coach. Goldrich played quarterback for the Wildcats from 2012 through 2015, throwing for more than 7,500 yards, rushing for more than 1,100 yards, and scoring 67 touchdowns (47 passing,…
The Presbyterian Blue Hose promoted Matt Rahl to head coach. Rahl previously served as the team’s offensive line, run game coordinator, and offensive recruiting coordinator since 2024. Rahl played tight end at Missouri Southern State and became a student assistant at MoSo in 2002. In 2003, he became a graduate assistant at Winona State for…