Coaching News
Montana State, Brent Vigen Agree to New Contract
With a second FCS national championship appearance on the horizon, Montana State and Brent Vigen have agreed to a new four-year contract through the 2028 season. Vigen is 47-9 overall and 29-3 in the Big Sky over his four seasons with the Bobcats. Before joining Montana State as head coach, Vigen spent two decades with…
Alabama A&M Hires Sam Shade to Lead Program
The Alabama A&M Bulldogs (SWAC) hired Sam Shade as head coach of the football program. Shade was most recently the head coach of NCAA Division II Miles College where he compiled an 18-15 overall record in three seasons. Shade played college football at Alabama and was a fourth-round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in…
South Dakota State’s Jimmy Rogers Leaving for Washington State
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (MVFC) head coach Jimmy Rogers has agreed to take the same position at Washington State (Pac-12). The Jackrabbits went 27-3 overall and 15-1 in the MVFC with one national championship and two conference titles under Rogers. SDSU joined the FCS in 2004 when the subdivision was referred to as I-AA with…
DeSean Jackson Named Delaware State Head Coach
The Delaware State Hornets have hired former NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson as the school’s next head football coach. The Hornets are following in the footsteps of Norfolk State by hiring a well-known former NFL player without previous head coaching experience. Jackson played collegiately at California from 2005 through 2007 while earning All-American honors in…
Drake Hires Joe Woodley as Head Coach
The Drake Bulldogs (Pioneer) have hired Joe Woodley as the school’s next head coach. Woodley is coming off a perfect 14-0 season with the NAIA’s Grand View Vikings that culminated in a 35-7 victory in the NAIA Championship over Keiser. Woodley played linebacker at Iowa State from 1999 through 2003 and became an assistant coach…
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…