The Chicago State Cougars will officially kick off its football program in 2026. The first game is set for Saturday, August 29, 2026, against an opponent to be named later. Chicago State will play the 2026 season as an independent team and join the NEC in 2027. The movement towards a football program has been…
Presbyterian head coach Steve Englehart is departing for the same role at West Georgia. Englehart led Presbyterian to a 10-2 record in 2025, which included the school’s first-ever top 25 ranking. In four years at Presbyterian, Englehart went 21-25 overall and 12-20 in the Pioneer Football League. Englehart’s first head coaching experience came in 2006…
Howard head coach Larry Scott is leaving to become the tight ends coach at Auburn. Scott spent six seasons at Howard, compiling a 23-37 overall record and winning two MEAC titles during that time. Scott played offensive tackle at South Florida from 1996 through 1999 and started his coaching career in 2001. After four seasons…
VMI head coach Danny Rocco stepped down from the head coaching position to take an analyst role at Virginia Tech under James Franklin. Rocco went 7-28 overall in his three years at VMI. After two decades as an assistant from 1984 through 2005, Rocco became the head coach at Liberty in 2006. He took a…
The Weber State Wildcats hired Eric Kjar as the football team’s next head coach. Kjar has 17 years of head coaching experience at the high school level, with an overall record of 181-39. Kjar played collegiately at Wayne State (Nebraska) and graduated in 2004. He started coaching later that year as an assistant at Jordan…
Alonzo Carter will be the next head coach for the Sacramento State football program. Carter was most recently with the Arizona Wildcats as an assistant head coach and running backs coach for the past two seasons. Carter played collegiately at Cal State Hayward, which is now known as Cal State East Bay, in NCAA Division…
Gardner-Webb head coach Cris Reisert resigned and is expected to take the offensive coordinator role at Toledo under Mike Jacobs, according to FootballScoop. Reisert went 11-13 in two seasons at GWU. Reisert played quarterback at Ohio Dominican and became a graduate assistant in 2009. In 2010, he was promoted to the quarterbacks coach and was…
New Hampshire head coach Rick Santos has taken the same position at Penn. Santos went 31-19 over the last four seasons and made three FCS playoff appearances with the Wildcats. Santos played collegiately at New Hampshire from 2003 through 2007 and spent part of the 2008 offseason with the Kansas City Chiefs. Santos ultimately ended…
The Hampton Pirates hired Van Malone as the football team’s next head coach. Malone spent the previous seven seasons as an assistant at Kansas State. Malone played at Texas from 1990 through 1993 and was drafted by the Detroit Lions. He played with the Lions for four seasons and later signed with the Arizona Cardinals…
The Portland State Vikings have hired Chris Fisk as head coach. Fisk spent the last 7 seasons as head coach of NCAA Division II Central Washington, leading them to four D-II playoff appearances. Fisk played collegiately at NAIA schools Jamestown and Southwestern (Kansas) before becoming a coach in 2002 at the University of Mary in…
