Austin Peay’s Scotty Walden Leaving for UTEP

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 … Read more

Bobby Wilder Returns to FCS as Tennessee Tech Head Coach

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 … Read more

Northern Arizona Hires Brian Wright

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 … Read more

Joel Taylor Hired as West Georgia Head Coach

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 … Read more

Columbia Hires Jon Poppe as Head Coach

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 … Read more

Tim Plough Returns to UC Davis as Head Coach

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 … Read more

Marist Head Coach Jim Parady Retires

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 … Read more

Hue Jackson Out at Grambling State; Dan Hawkins Resigns From UC Davis

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 … Read more

Blaine McCorkle Hired as Northwestern State’s Next Coach

Northwestern State has dipped into Division III for its next head coach. The Demons hired Blaine McCorkle from Belhaven after his six years in charge. McCorkle’s time at Belhaven was some of the school’s best seasons. The Blazers – located in Jackson, Mississippi – started football in 1998 when they were in the NAIA. In … Read more

East Tennessee State Hires Tre Lamb

A little over a week after letting go of George Quarles, East Tennessee State has its new head coach. Tre Lamb will leave his head coaching position at Gardner-Webb to take over the Buccaneers despite interest from his alma mater Tennessee Tech and future FCS program West Georgia. Lamb graduated from Tennessee Tech in 2012 … Read more