Coaching News
Doug Phillips To Replace Bo Pelini At Youngstown State
The Youngstown Penguins have found Bo Pelini’s replacement in Cincinnati Bearcats assistant Doug Phillips. Phillips, who turns 52 on February 29 (yes, he was born on leap day), has been the Cincinnati running backs coach since 2018. In 2017, he was the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach for the Bearcats. Phillips knows Youngstown…
Larry Scott Hired By Howard
The Howard Bison have finally ended their coaching search nearly two months after it began. The Bison will hire Florida Gators tight end coach Larry Scott to lead the program. Scott will takeover after a disastrous 2019 season on and off the field. First year head coach Ron Prince was placed on administrative leave and…
Bo Pelini Leaves Youngstown State For LSU
Youngstown State head coach Bo Pelini has left his position to take over as defensive coordinator of the reining FBS champion LSU Tigers. Pelini spent the previous five seasons with the Penguins guiding them to a 33-28 overall record with a mark of 18-22 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. In his lone FCS Playoff…
Frank Wilson Hired By McNeese
The McNeese Cowboys have their man. McNeese hired former UT-San Antonio coach Frank Wilson this week to lead their program. Wilson is no stranger to Louisiana. He graduated from Nicholls and then spent 7 years as a high school assistant and head coach. He was also an assistant at LSU from 2010 through 2015 before…
Presbyterian and Spangler Agree To Extension
Presbyterian and Tommy Spangler have agreed to a contract extension through the 2021 season the school announced this week. Spangler is 50-49 overall as head coach of the Blue Hose. The move brings stability to the program as they complete their move from the Big South to the Pioneer Football League. The Blue Hose will…
Missouri State Hires Bobby Petrino
Missouri State announced the hire of Bobby Petrino as head coach of the program. The news came less than a week after they agreed to buyout the contract of Dave Steckel. Bobby Petrino has coached at three different FBS schools: Louisville (two different tenures), Arkansas, and Western Kentucky. His overall career record is 119-56. He…
Mark Hudspeth Receives Extension
Christmas came early for Austin Peay head coach Mark Hudspeth as he received a contract extension through the 2024 season. Hudspeth led the Governors to quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs in the school’s first appearance and was named OVC Coach of the Year. 2019 marked the first season in charge for Hudspeth in which he…
VMI Extends Head Coach Scott Wachenheim
VMI has extended the contract of current head coach Scott Wachenheim through the 2022 season. Wachenheim has been in charge of the program since 2015. The Keydets have not had a winning season since 1981 when they went 6-3-1. VMI has not claimed a conference championship since 1977 when they won the Southern Conference going…
Tre Lamb Hired As Gardner-Webb Head Coach
Gardner-Webb announced the hire of Tre Lamb as head coach. Lamb had previously been the offensive coordinator at Tennessee Tech the past two seasons. Lamb is replacing Carroll McCray, who compiled a 27-53 overall record and 10-27 Big South record in 7 seasons. Lamb’s first season as OC for Tennessee Tech was poor: the Eagles…
Dean Hood Hired as Murray State Head Coach
Kentucky special teams coordinator Dean Hood has been hired as the next head coach of the Murray State Racers. Hood returns to the Ohio Valley Conference where he was head coach of Eastern Kentucky from 2008 – 2015. He went 55-38 in 8 seasons with 2 conference titles, 3 FCS Playoff appearances (0-3 record), and…