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Montana and Bobby Hauck have agreed to a new three-year contract that will keep the school’s all-time winningest coach through the 2026 season. Hauck led the Grizzlies to the FCS National Championship game in the 2023 season where they lost 23-3 to South Dakota State. Hauck’s coaching days at Montana date back to 1988 when … Read more
Sacred Heart will play an independent FCS schedule for the 2024 season as the school continues to assess its football affiliation options as first reported in mid-January and later confirmed by Craig Haley. The Pioneers previously announced they are leaving the Northeast Conference to join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) beginning with the 2024-25 … Read more
Chattanooga has extended the contract of head coach Rusty Wright for the next five seasons putting him in charge of the Mocs through 2028. Wright went 30-22 in his first five seasons with the Mocs. Wright played college football at Chattanooga as a tight end and immediately became an assistant coach for his alma mater … Read more
The 2023 FCS season has finished so let’s take a look back at how the FCS teams performed against the FBS across all 118 matchups in 2023. The FCS finished the season with 4 victories against the FBS teams, which is the lowest amount since 2019 when the FCS won only 3 matchups. There will … Read more
Mike Jacobs is the new head coach at Mercer following 8 seasons as a head coach at the NCAA Division II level. Jacobs was most recently the head coach for Lenoir-Rhyne. He boasts an overall record of 74-17 with a 59-11 record against conference opponents across his 8 years as head coach. Jacobs went 32-9 … Read more
After 30 years in charge of the Harvard Crimson, head coach Tim Murphy has decided to retire. Murphy won or shared 10 Ivy League titles in his 30 years and finished with a winning record in 21 seasons. Murphy’s coaching career began at Maine in 1987 where he went 15-8 overall in two seasons including … Read more
It was a busy week with several FCS conferences announcing their 2024 conference schedule. As a result, many schools released the entirety of their 2024 schedules including date changes and previously unknown FCS-FBS matchups. Below is a run-down of those changes with a table at the end of the article summarizing the changes. Delaware and … Read more
Texas Southern’s coaching search has finally concluded with the school hiring Cris Dishman as the head coach. Dishman played cornerback in the NFL from 1988 through 2000 with the Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, and Minnesota Vikings. Dishman began his coaching career in NFL Europe with the Berlin Thunder in 2004 as the … Read more
South Carolina tight ends coach Jody Wright will take over the head coaching position at Murray State. Wright spent two years with South Carolina and the Racers’ job will mark his first time as a head coach. Wright is familiar with the FCS level having played collegiately at Jacksonville State and he started his coaching … Read more
The FCS coaching carousel continues with Mercer head coach Drew Cronic resigning to take over the offensive coordinator position at Navy. Cronic coached Mercer for four seasons going 28-17 overall and leading the Bears to their first FCS playoff appearance in school history in 2023. Mercer defeated Gardner-Webb 17-7 in the opening round but fell … Read more