Coaching News
Bobby Wilder, Tim Polasek Agree to New Deals
Two FCS Playoff teams secured new deals with their current head coach. Bobby Wilder and Tennessee Tech agreed to a new five-year contract, while Tim Polasek and North Dakota State agreed to a new seven-year deal. Wilder has only been with the Golden Eagles for two seasons, but has taken the program to new heights…
Ray Priore Resigns From Penn
Ray Priore, a fixture of the Penn football program for nearly four decades, resigned from the head coaching position. Prior led the Quakers since 2015, going 58-42 overall and claiming two Ivy League titles in 2015 and 2016. Priore graduated from the University of Albany and spent two years on the coaching staff as a…
Cal Poly Parts Ways With Paul Wulff
The Cal Poly Mustangs have parted ways with head coach Paul Wulff. Wulff went 10-24 overall and 5-19 in Big Sky games in his three seasons with the school. Wulff’s first two seasons featured identical 3-8 records, followed by a 4-8 campaign this year. Wulff took over the Cal Poly program in 2023, following Beau…
Hampton Fires Trent Boykin
Trent Boykin is no longer the head coach of the Hampton Pirates. The school announced a leadership change after Boykin went 7-17 in his two seasons. Boykin was named the interim head coach at Hampton in 2024, following the sudden removal of Robert Prunty as head coach. The Pirates went 26-29 in Prunty’s five seasons…
Bruce Barnum Out at Portland State
The Portland State Vikings will not bring back Bruce Barnum and his coaching staff for the 2026 season. Barnum was the head coach at Portland State for 11 seasons, going 39-75 overall and 29-51 in Big Sky games during his tenure. Barnum joined Portland State in 2010 as the offensive coordinator on Nigel Burton‘s coaching…
Albany Not Retaining Ambrose as Head Coach
The Albany Great Danes have decided not to retain interim head coach Jared Ambrose at the end of the 2025 season. Ambrose and Albany are sitting at 1-10 overall and 0-7 in the CAA with one game remaining. Ambrose was named the interim coach in early March, following the departure of longtime head coach Greg…
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…