The Norfolk State Spartans (MEAC) are making a headline hire: Michael Vick will be the school’s next football head coach. Vick was in the NFL for 15 seasons and grew up in nearby Newport News, Virginia. Vick doesn’t have previous head coaching experience, previously was a consultant for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of … Read more
The Stetson Hatters (Pioneer) have hired Mike Jasper as the school’s next football coach. Jasper was the head coach of Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee for the previous six seasons. Jasper played collegiately at UT Martin, Middle Tennessee but ended his career at Bethel and was a 7th-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills in … Read more
Idaho (Big Sky) has moved quickly to fill its head coaching vacancy by hiring Thomas Ford. Ford was the running backs coach at Oregon State (Pac-12) for the 2024 season and will replace Jason Eck who left for New Mexico (Mountain West). Ford has previous coaching experience at Idaho in 2022 and 2023 as the … Read more
The Davidson Wildcats (Pioneer Football League) have hired Saj Thakkar as its next head coach. Thakkar spent the previous two years as the head coach of the NCAA Division II program Bentley University in the Northeast-10 Conference. Thakkar played at Division III Fitchburg State and upon graduation became the special teams coordinator and running backs … Read more
Idaho (Big Sky) head coach Jason Eck has left for the same position with New Mexico (Mountain West). Eck spent three years with the Vandals, guiding them to three straight FCS Playoff appearances including back-to-back quarterfinals in 2023 and 2024. Eck was named Idaho’s head coach after the 2021 season to replace Paul Petrino. Petrino … Read more
Former Austin Peay and Charlotte head coach Will Healy is back in the FCS. East Tennessee State (Southern) has chosen Will Healy to lead the program following the departure of Tre Lamb to Tulsa (American). Healy was the Georgia State running backs coach for the 2024 season. Healy spent 7 seasons from 2009 through 2015 … Read more
Ball State (MAC) and Butler (Pioneer Football League) have completed what has effectively become a trade involving coaches. Ball State assistant head coach Kevin Lynch has been hired as Butler’s head coach to replace Mike Uremovich, who previously left Butler to become head coach at Ball State. Lynch, the son of former Butler head Bill … Read more
The Valparaiso Beacons (Pioneer Football League) have named Andy Waddle as head coach. Waddle spent the last twelve seasons as head coach of NCAA Division III Marietta College (Ohio Athletic Conference). When Waddle took over as head coach at Marietta in 2013, the football program had six straight losing seasons and his tenure started much … Read more
North Dakota (MVFC) has tabbed former football player Eric Schmidt to lead the program. Schmidt was most recently the defensive coordinator at San Diego State (Mountain West) and played at UND from 1998 through 2001. Schmidt was a two-time All-conference player and an All-American in 2001. After his playing days ended, Schmidt became a head … Read more
For the second straight year, East Tennessee State (Southern) is looking for a new coach after Tre Lamb left for Tulsa (American Athletic). In Lamb’s lone season with the Buccaneers, ETSU went 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the Southern Conference. Lamb received a contract extension through 2028 after ETSU’s 2024 campaign. The Bucs started the … Read more