With the FCS regular season coming to a close, it’s that time of the year when the coaching carousel will be in full swing for the 2024-25 offseason. The 2023-24 FCS offseason saw a total of 31 coaching changes with the first change in October 2023 and and the final change occurring in April 2024. … Read more
Mark Farley’s extensive reign at Northern Iowa will end after the 2024 season. Farley announced his retirement after 24 seasons as the Panthers’ head coach. Farley was a member of UNI’s football team from 1982 through 1985 where he garnered all-conference honors in 1983, 1984, and 1985, honorable All-American mentions in 1984 and 1985, and … Read more
T.C. Taylor has received a contract extension from Jackson State as the Tigers look to contend for another SWAC title. Taylor is in his second season with JSU after going 7-4 in 2023 and is 14-6 overall. Specific details regarding contract length and compensation were not disclosed. Taylor has been with Jackson State since 2019 … Read more
Trent Boykin is officially the head coach of the Hampton Pirates. Boykin was named the interim in April following the removal of the previous head coach Robert Prunty. Prunty was 26-29 overall with Hampton between 2018 through 2023 as the Pirates moved from the MEAC to an FCS independent in 2018, to the Big South … Read more
Russ Huesman and Richmond have agreed to a contract extension although terms were not disclosed. Huesman has led Richmond since 2017 compiling a 42-33 overall record. Huesman was the head coach at Chattanooga before taking over with Richmond. He took over his alma mater in 2009 and went 59-37 overall in 8 seasons. The Mocs … Read more
The Idaho Vandals have given head coach Jason Eck a two-year extension that will keep him with the program through the 2028 season. Eck has been with Idaho for two seasons and led them to playoff appearances both years. Eck had a long history as an assistant coach before getting the chance to lead a … Read more
South Dakota is keeping Bob Nielson in Vermillion through the 2027 season. The Coyotes announced a four-year contract extension on Thursday morning. Nielson ranks fifth all-time in wins at South Dakota. Nielson has spent 8 seasons with South Dakota and has compiled a record of 42-45 overall and 29-31 in the MVFC. Nielson has led … Read more
Hampton University removed head coach Robert Prunty from his position as head football coach on Tuesday. No details were provided on why the change in football leadership occurred. Prunty was hired before the 2018 season and led them to a 7-3 record as an FCS independent in his first season. The Pirates moved to the … Read more
North Dakota and head coach Bubba Schweigert agreed to an extension that will keep him in Grand Forks through the 2027 season. Schweigert has been in charge of the Fighting Hawks since 2014. Schweigert was an assistant coach at North Dakota from 1989 through 1996 and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1997. He remained … Read more
Tarleton State has extended the contract for head coach Todd Whitten through the 2027 season, pending approval from the Texas A&M Board of Regents. Whitten has a long history as Tarleton State’s head coach going back to 1996, albeit a history with several breaks between his separate tenures. He was named head coach of the … Read more