The Albany Great Danes and Greg Gattuso have agreed to a two-year extension that keeps him with the school through the 2026 season. Gattuso recently led Albany to the school’s best season as they reached the FCS Semifinals before losing to eventual National Champions South Dakota State. Before Gattuso took over in 2014, he was…
Eastern Illinois is intent on keeping head coach Chris Wilkerson at his alma mater. EIU announced four new contracts including Wilkerson’s two-year extension that will see him stay at EIU through 2028. Wilkerson is 10-12 in two years with the Panthers. Wilkerson has been in charge of the Panthers since 2022 and his first season…
Florida A&M stayed in-house for its next head coach with the Rattlers naming James Colzie III as the successor to Willie Simmons. Simmons left FAMU on January 1 to take the running backs coaching position at Duke. Colzie joined FAMU in 2022, was promoted to associate head coach in 2023, and was named the interim…
Montana and Bobby Hauck have agreed to a new three-year contract that will keep the school’s all-time winningest coach through the 2026 season. Hauck led the Grizzlies to the FCS National Championship game in the 2023 season where they lost 23-3 to South Dakota State. Hauck’s coaching days at Montana date back to 1988 when…
Chattanooga has extended the contract of head coach Rusty Wright for the next five seasons putting him in charge of the Mocs through 2028. Wright went 30-22 in his first five seasons with the Mocs. Wright played college football at Chattanooga as a tight end and immediately became an assistant coach for his alma mater…
Mike Jacobs is the new head coach at Mercer following 8 seasons as a head coach at the NCAA Division II level. Jacobs was most recently the head coach for Lenoir-Rhyne. He boasts an overall record of 74-17 with a 59-11 record against conference opponents across his 8 years as head coach. Jacobs went 32-9…
After 30 years in charge of the Harvard Crimson, head coach Tim Murphy has decided to retire. Murphy won or shared 10 Ivy League titles in his 30 years and finished with a winning record in 21 seasons. Murphy’s coaching career began at Maine in 1987 where he went 15-8 overall in two seasons including…
Texas Southern’s coaching search has finally concluded with the school hiring Cris Dishman as the head coach. Dishman played cornerback in the NFL from 1988 through 2000 with the Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, and Minnesota Vikings. Dishman began his coaching career in NFL Europe with the Berlin Thunder in 2004 as the…
South Carolina tight ends coach Jody Wright will take over the head coaching position at Murray State. Wright spent two years with South Carolina and the Racers’ job will mark his first time as a head coach. Wright is familiar with the FCS level having played collegiately at Jacksonville State and he started his coaching…
The FCS coaching carousel continues with Mercer head coach Drew Cronic resigning to take over the offensive coordinator position at Navy. Cronic coached Mercer for four seasons going 28-17 overall and leading the Bears to their first FCS playoff appearance in school history in 2023. Mercer defeated Gardner-Webb 17-7 in the opening round but fell…
