Coaching News
East Tennessee State Fires George Quarles
East Tennessee State has decided to forge a different path after firing George Quarles. Quarles was in charge for two seasons, going 3-8 in both campaigns and 3-13 in the Southern Conference. Quarles is the latest coaching change with a full list here. Quarles had incredible success at Maryville High School (Tennessee) where he won…
Eric Dooley Out at Southern University
After two coaching changes were announced on Monday, there was another change on Tuesday with Eric Dooley as Southern fired Dooley effective immediately. Associate head coach Terrence Graves will take over as head coach for the Jaguars’ final game in the Bayou Classic versus Grambling. Eric Dooley spent four seasons at Prairie View A&M from…
Coaching Changes at Stony Brook and West Georgia
There were two head coaching changes on Monday with announcements that longtime Stony Brook head coach Chuck Priore and West Georgia head coach David Dean will not return for the 2024 FCS season. Stony Brook has seen many changes in the 18 years of Priore’s tenure. He took over in 2006 when Stony Brook was…
Northwestern State Cancels Remainder of 2023 Season and Brad Laird Resigns
Northwestern State has decided to cancel the remainder of its 2023 season following the death of junior safety Ronnie Caldwell on Thursday, October 12. Head coach Brad Laird has also resigned from his position as the team’s head coach. “Ronnie was a beloved member of our community, and we miss him dearly,” said Northwestern State…
Jackson State Announces Hire of Deion Sanders as Head Coach
The Jackson State Tigers made it official on Monday morning: Deion Sanders is the next head coach of the football program. The hiring of Sanders was reported by HBCU Sports and that report was subsequently refuted by Jackson State. The on-record denial was undermined over the weekend by photos showing Sanders on Jackson State’s 2021…
Jackson State Will Not Renew John Hendrick’s Contract
The Jackson State Tigers will not renew the contract for head coach John Hendrick prior to the upcoming spring season. “In consultation with President Hudson and after a thorough review and evaluation of all aspects of our football program, I have decided that a change in leadership is in the best interest of our program…
Tennessee Tech Extends Head Coach Dewayne Alexander
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles have given a contract extension to head coach Dewayne Alexander through the 2024 season. The school announced the news on Wednesday. Alexander has been with the Golden Eagles for only two seasons but the team has shown drastic improvement. Tennessee Tech went 1-10 in 2017, which prompted the hire of…
Austin Peay Names Marquase Lovings Interim Head Coach
After former head coach Mark Hudspeth’s surprise resignation last week, Austin Peay moved associate head coach Marquase Lovings to the top post on Tuesday. Lovings was the associate head coach and defensive line coach for the Governors last season in Hudspeth’s first and only season in charge of the team. Lovings graduated from Howard in…
Mark Hudspeth Resigns From Austin Peay
Austin Peay head coach Mark Hudspeth has resigned from his head coaching position on Friday as revealed by the Governors’ athletic director Gerald Harrison. The Governors will maintain the current coaching staff as they evaluate the next steps to take after the sudden departure of Hudspeth. Hudspeth engineered a turnaround of the Austin Peay program…
Montana Gives Hauck 4 Year Extension
The Montana Grizzlies and head coach Bobby Hauck agreed to a four year extension through January 2024 per a school statement. Overall, he is 96-26 at Montana in nine seasons making him the winningest coach in program history. Hauck is currently in his second stint as Montana’s head coach. He was in charge from 2003…