Coaching News
Weber State Fires Mickey Mental
The Weber State Wildcats have dismissed head coach Mickey Mental with two games left in the 2025 season. Mental went 13-20 overall and 8-14 in the Big Sky during his three seasons with the Wildcats. Weber State named Brent Myers as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Mental was hired by…
Samford Fires Chris Hatcher
The Samford Bulldogs are moving on from head coach Chris Hatcher. The Bulldogs are 1-9 overall and 1-7 in the SoCon entering the final two games. A double-digit loss season is almost assured with road games remaining versus Austin Peay and Texas A&M. Samford named Scot Sloan as the interim coach for the final two…
New Haven Drops Interim Tag for Head Coach Mark Powell
The New Haven Chargers will keep head coach Mark Powell permanently, according to Pete Thamel. Powell will have his interim designation dropped and he will sign a three-year deal that will last through the 2028 season. Powell has navigated New Haven through its first FCS season. The Chargers announced the move from NCAA Division II…
2025-26 FCS Coaching Changes
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…
Terrence Graves Out as Southern Head Coach
Southern University has fired head coach Terrence Graves after less than two seasons in charge. Graves went 10-11 in his season and a half with the Jaguars. Fred McNair will be the interim head coach for the rest of the 2025 season. Graves was named Southern’s head coach in December 2023 after serving as the…
Cody Hawkins Extended by Idaho State Through 2030
The Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky) are looking to keep head coach Cody Hawkins in Pocatello through the end of the decade. The school announced a five-year extension through the 2030 season with a base salary of $230,000 annually. Hawkins was hired in late 2022 to replace Charlie Ragle. Ragle spent one season with Idaho…
Chris Pincince Out as New Haven Head Coach
Chris Pincince is no longer the New Haven Chargers head coach, with defensive coordinator Mark Powell taking over. Pincince had been leading the Chargers since 2014 and was the school’s all-time wins leader. New Haven is joining NCAA Division I and the Northeast Conference for the 2025-26 academic year. Pincince joined New Haven in 2014…
Chicago State Hires Bobby Rome II as Head Coach
The Chicago State Cougars have hired Bobby Rome II as the first football coach in school history. Rome will be tasked with building CSU’s program as it looks to begin FCS play as early as 2026. Rome has been the head coach at three previous colleges, starting with Virginia-Lynchburg in 2018 and 2019. The Dragons…
Illinois State, Brock Spack Agree to Extension
The Illinois State Redbirds (MVFC) and head coach Brock Spack have agreed to a contract extension through the 2027 season. Spack has spent 16 seasons as the head coach of Illinois State with an overall record of 111-74, two MVFC titles, and six FCS playoff appearances. Spack tookover the ISU program in 2009 from Denver…
Saint Francis Extends Chris Villarrial
The Saint Francis Red Flash (NEC) extended the contract of head coach Chris Villarrial. Villarrial has an overall record of 60-86 and is 40-48 in the NEC during his 14 seasons with the program. Before Villarrial arrived in Loretto, Saint Francis went 17-68 overall and 10-47 in the NEC under Dave Opfar from 2002 through…