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 of all changes, along with a chart at the end of the page. The table below is sortable by any column, provides links to articles for any changes and hirings, and will be updated as more changes become known. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some teams did not participate in either the 2020 fall season or the 2021 spring season. The number of years a coach was in charge of a program is shown in parentheses below.
| Team | Conference | Previous Coach | Years Coached (Seasons) | Depature Date | New Coach | Hire Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | CAA | Jared Ambrose (Interim) | 2025 (1 Season) | 11/22/2025 | TBD | TBD | Ambrose Not Retained |
| Cal Poly | Big Sky | Paul Wulff | 2023 – 2025 (3 Seasons) | 11/23/2025 | TBD | TBD | Wulff Fired |
| Hampton | CAA | Trent Boykin | 2024 – 2025 (2 Seasons) | 11/23/2025 | TBD | TBD | Boykin Fired |
| Penn | Ivy League | Ray Priore | 2015 – 2025 (10 Seasons) | 11/24/2025 | TBD | TBD | Priore Resigned |
| Portland State | Big Sky | Bruce Barnum | 2015 – 2025 (11 Seasons) | 11/22/2025 | TBD | TBD | Barnum Fired |
| Samford | SoCon | Chris Hatcher | 2015 – 2025 (11 Seasons) | 11/9/2025 | TBD | TBD | Hatcher Fired |
| Southern U. | SWAC | Terrence Graves | 2024 – 2025 (2 Seasons) | 10/20/2025 | Marshall Faulk | 11/29/2025 | Graves Fired |
| Weber State | Big Sky | Mickey Mental | 2023 – 2025 (3 Seasons) | 11/10/2025 | TBD | TBD | Mental Fired |
Coaching Changes by Conference
Below is a chart showing the number of head coaching changes for each FCS conference. Hovering over the bar will provide a list of teams in that conference with a head coaching change during the 2025-26 FCS offseason.
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