Coaching News
Todd Stepsis Leaving Drake for Northern Iowa
Drake (Pioneer) head coach Todd Stepsis is taking the same position at Northern Iowa (MVFC). Stepsis had a successful tenure in Des Moines leading Drake to its first-ever FCS Playoff appearances with back-to-back trips in 2023 and 2024. Stepsis was hired by Drake for the 2019 season, led them to a 6-5 campaign, and a…
Colgate Fires Head Coach Stan Dakosty
Colgate (Patriot League) has fired head coach Stan Dakosty who went 16-29 overall and 12-12 in conference games over his four seasons in charge. Dakosty was named head coach following Dan Hunt’s resignation in the spring of 2021. Hunt spent 7 years as Colgate’s head coach, leading the Raiders to three Patriot League titles and…
Matt Viator Returns to McNeese
McNeese (Southland) is welcoming back a familiar face as head coach of the football team: Matt Viator. Viator coached the Cowboys for a decade from 2006 through 2015 where he went 78-33 overall and 54-18 in the Southland. McNeese won four SLC titles, made 5 FCS Playoff appearances in that time, didn’t have a losing…
Connell Maynor Out as Alabama A&M Head Coach
Alabama A&M (SWAC) will have a new head coach in 2025 following the removal of Connell Maynor. Maynor went 40-32 overall in his seven seasons and 28-21 in the SWAC, which included the 2021 Spring SWAC Championship. It was Alabama A&M’s first SWAC title since 2006. Maynor was hired by Alabama A&M for the 2018…
Tim Rebowe Retires as Tommy Rybacki Named Successor at Nicholls
Head coach Tim Rebowe has announced his retirement at Nicholls (Southland). Rebowe retires as the school’s all-time winningest coach with an overall record of 57-56, 48-30 in the Southland Conference, three Southland Conference championships, and four FCS playoff appearances over his 10 seasons with the Colonels. Defensive coordinator Tommy Rybacki was named Rebowe’s successor. Rebowe’s…
Bubba Schweigert Steps Down at North Dakota
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (MVFC) will have a new head coach in 2025 after Bubba Schweigert resigned from his position. Schweigert will remain with the UND athletics department in a different role. Schweigert went 66-57 overall in 11 seasons with North Dakota from 2014 through 2024 and signed an extension in the offseason that would…
Norfolk State Fires Dawson Odums
Norfolk State (MEAC) has announced that Dawson Odums will no longer be the football head coach. Odums went 15-31 in his four seasons with the Spartans. The Spartans started 6-5 in Odums’ first season in 2021 but didn’t achieve a winning season after that. They fell to 2-9 in 2022 followed by a 3-8 record…
Scott Abell Leaving Davidson for Rice
Davidson (Pioneer Football League) head coach Scott Abell is leaving for the same position at Rice (American Athletic). Abell went 47-28 overall in 7 seasons with the Wildcats and leaves as the school’s winningest coach all-time. Prior to taking over at Davidson, Abell was a high school assistant and head coach from 1993 through 2007….
McNeese Fires Gary Goff
McNeese (Southland) has fired head coach Gary Goff after three seasons with the Cowboys. Goff went 10-23 overall and 5-14 in the Southland Conference. Goff began his coaching career at NCAA Division II Tiffin University in 2011, compiling an overall record of 38-50 in nine seasons. He was hired by his alma mater, Valdosta State, in…
Bubba McDowell Out as Prairie View A&M Coach
Bubba McDowell has been let go by Prairie View A&M (SWAC) after three seasons in charge. McDowell led the Panthers to the 2023 SWAC Championship, losing to Florida A&M 35-14. McDowell is the second FCS head coaching change on Sunday following Valparaiso’s Landon Fox. McDowell took over in 2022 following Eric Dooley’s four-year tenure. Dooley…