The Yale Bulldogs have brought former assistant coach Kevin Cahill back to New Haven. Cahill was previously the head coach at Lehigh from 2023 through 2025, leading the Mountain Hawks to a 23-14 overall record. Cahill went 12-0 in the regular season in 2025 and captured FCS Coach of the Year honors. Cahill played collegiately…
The Drake Bulldogs have named Matt Walker as head coach. Walker spent 15 years as the head coach at NCAA Division III University of Wisconsin-River Falls, which culminated in a National Championship in 2025. Walker played football and baseball at DePauw University in Indiana from 1997 through 1999. He joined DePauw’s staff in 2000 as…
Yale head coach Tony Reno resigned from his position for health reasons. Reno has been in charge of the Bulldogs since 2012, amassing an 83-49 overall record and going 55-36 in Ivy League games. Reno’s tenure featured five Ivy League titles for Yale, including a share of the 2025 crown. Yale defeated Harvard in the…
The Sacramento State Hornets are leaving the FCS to join the Mid-American Conference as a football-only affiliate starting in 2026. Sacramento State will pay an $18 million entrance fee, as well as the $5 million FBS entry fee. The Hornets are the second team to leave the FCS this week, following North Dakota State‘s football-only…
Mercyhurst head coach Ryan Riemedio resigned his position to take the defensive coordinator role at Youngstown State. Riemedio helped lead the Lakers from NCAA Division II to the FCS. Mercyhurst also named Thomas Sydeski as Riemedio’s replacement. In 2022, Riemedio was named head coach of Mercyhurst while the Lakers were still playing in the NCAA…
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…
