Another FCS coaching vacancy has been filled with Cornell hiring Penn’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dan Swanstrom to lead the program. Swanstrom has been with the Quakers for the previous two seasons and before joining Penn he was the head coach at NCAA Division III Ithaca College. He guided the Bombers from 2017 through…
Bob Chesney is leaving Holy Cross to become the head coach at James Madison. Chesney built a dominant program in the Patriot League in his six seasons with the Crusaders. Before Chesney took over Holy Cross, he was the head coach at the Division III school Salve Regina from 2010 through 2012. He led the…
Austin Peay will begin a search for a new head coach following Scotty Walden’s decision to leave for the head coaching position at UTEP. Walden went 26-14 overall and 17-6 in conference matchups at Austin Peay. Walden took over the Austin Peay program in the fall of 2020 after the Governors had already played 3…
Tennessee Tech has hired Bobby Wilder as their next head coach. Wilder was previously head coach of Old Dominion when they were in the FCS and led them through the FCS to FBS reclassification. Wilder’s previous success early and often with ODU will be expected to help Tennessee Tech reach the FCS Playoffs again. The…
Northern Arizona has hired Brian Wright as their next head coach. Wright will replace Chris Ball who spent 5 years in Flagstaff but his contract was not renewed by the school. Wright was most recently the head coach at NCAA Division II Pittsburg State where he led the Gorillas to three straight winning seasons including…
West Georgia is moving up from NCAA Division II to the FCS in 2024 and they will have a new coach with previous FCS experience. The Wolves hired Mercer defensive coordinator Joel Taylor to lead the program on Saturday. Taylor has been the defensive coordinator for Mercer since 2020 when he joined the Bears from…
Another FCS school has chosen to go to the Division III ranks for its next head coach. First, it was Northwestern State hiring Belhaven’s Blaine McCorkle and this time it’s Columbia who has hired Jon Poppe from Union College. Poppe spent only one season as head coach for Union College in Schenectady, New York, where…
UC Davis has found its next head coach with former player Tim Plough hired to take over the vacancy left by Dan Hawkins. Plough was a quarterback at UCD from 2003 through 2007 where he finished with 1,466 yards passing and 12 touchdowns for his career. Plough would spend the 2008 through 2012 seasons on…
Marist head coach Jim Parady announced his retirement after 32 years in charge of the Red Foxes. Parady led Marist to an overall record of 155-171-1 with a conference record of 116-86-1. Parady joined Marist in 1991 as the offensive coordinator and became head coach a year later. His first season in 1992 was in…
Grambling State and Hue Jackson have decided to part ways while Dan Hawkins will step down from his head coaching duties at UC Davis. The duo are the latest coaching changes at the FCS level this year. Jackson spent two seasons with the Tigers but did not achieve a winning record in either one. Jackson’s…
