Coaching News
Florida A&M Names James Colzie as Head Coach
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 Agree to New Contract
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 Extends Rusty Wright Through 2028
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 Named Mercer Head Coach
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…
Harvard Head Coach Tim Murphy Retires
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 Hires Cris Dishman as Head Coach
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…
Murray State Hires Jody Wright as Head Coach
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…
Drew Cronic Resigns From Mercer to Join Navy as Offensive Coordinator
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…
Houston Christian Promotes Jason Bachtel to Head Coach
Houston Christian didn’t have to look too far or too long for its next head coach. The Huskies promoted offensive coordinator Jason Bachtel to run the football program following the departure of Braxton Harris to Campbell. Bachtel was the offensive coordinator at HCU for the 2023 season under Harris. The Huskies went from 18 points…
Braxton Harris Leaves Houston Christian for Campbell
Braxton Harris is leaving his role as head coach at Houston Christian for the same position as Campbell. Harris went 5-5 in his first season with the Huskies in 2023. Harris played collegiately at NCAA Division III Mary Hardin-Baylor and coached as an assistant there upon graduation from 2006 through 2009. After a year at…