Coaching News
Morehead State Extends Jason Woodman Through 2028
The Morehead State Eagles (Pioneer) have extended head coach Jason Woodman through the 2028 season. Woodman went 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the PFL in his debut season with the Eagles. Woodman was hired in December 2023 after a decade in charge of the NCAA Division II Fairmont State Fighting Eagles. He went 60-47 with…
Tremaine Jackson Hired as Head Coach at Prairie View A&M
The Prairie View A&M Panthers (SWAC) have hired Tremaine Jackson as their next head coach. Jackson led Valdosta State to the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2024 losing to Ferris State in the title game. Jackson played football at Texas Southern and Louisiana-Monroe, which was followed by his first coaching experience in 2006 with…
Colgate Hires Cortland’s Curt Fitzpatrick
The Colgate Raiders (Patriot) hired Curt Fitzpatrick from NCAA Division III Cortland as the program’s next head coach. Fitzpatrick and the Red Dragons won the 2023 NCAA Division III National Championship. Fitzpatrick played collegiately at the Division III program St. John Fisher from 2000 through 2004 and took up coaching the following year at the high school level. In…
Brennan Marion Hired as Sacramento State Head Coach
Sacramento State (Big Sky) has hired UNLV (Mountain West) offensive coordinator Brennan Marion as its next head coach. Marion will replace Andy Thompson who left to join the Stanford Cardinal’s (ACC) coaching staff. Marion played collegiately at Tulsa from 2007 through 2008 and spent the summer of 2009 with the Miami Dolphins. He became a…
Michael Vick is Norfolk State’s Next Head Coach
The Norfolk State Spartans (MEAC) are making a headline hire: Michael Vick will be the school’s next football head coach. Vick was in the NFL for 15 seasons and grew up in nearby Newport News, Virginia. Vick played collegiately at Virginia Tech followed by the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers…
Stetson Hires Mike Jasper
The Stetson Hatters (Pioneer) have hired Mike Jasper as the school’s next football coach. Jasper was the head coach of Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee for the previous six seasons. Jasper played collegiately at UT Martin, Middle Tennessee but ended his career at Bethel and was a 7th-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills in…
Lamar, Pete Rossomando Agree to Four-Year Extension
The Lamar Cardinals (Southland) and head coach Pete Rossomando have agreed to a four-year extension. Rossomando guided Lamar to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1966 and 1967 and has a 13-10 overall record with the Cardinals in two seasons. Rossomando took over in 2023 after the Cardinals went a combined 5-23 in…
Idaho Hires Thomas Ford as Head Coach
Idaho (Big Sky) has moved quickly to fill its head coaching vacancy by hiring Thomas Ford. Ford was the running backs coach at Oregon State (Pac-12) for the 2024 season and will replace Jason Eck who left for New Mexico (Mountain West). Ford has previous coaching experience at Idaho in 2022 and 2023 as the…
Saj Thakkar Named Davidson Head Coach
The Davidson Wildcats (Pioneer Football League) have hired Saj Thakkar as its next head coach. Thakkar spent the previous two years as the head coach of the NCAA Division II program Bentley University in the Northeast-10 Conference. Thakkar played at Division III Fitchburg State and upon graduation became the special teams coordinator and running backs…
Ed Lamb, Northern Colorado Agree to 2-Year Extension
Northern Colorado (Big Sky) and Ed Lamb have agreed to a 2-year contract extension that could keep Lamb in Greeley through the 2028 season. Lamb is 1-22 overall and 1-15 in the Big Sky in his first two seasons. Before being hired by UNC, Lamb was the head coach at Southern Utah from 2008 through…