The college football offseason is far from slow with coaching changes and the red-hot transfer portal.
While the FCS is less “cut-throat” than the FBS, every offseason has several programs looking for a new direction. There are also coaches who retire or find other opportunities in the coaching world.
Here are the FCS teams with a change at head coach heading into the 2022 season:
Western Illinois
Departing coach: Jared Elliott
Reason: “Mutually agreed to part ways.”
New hire: Myers Hendrickson (Kansas Wesleyan University HC)
*Jacksonville State
*Moving to FBS
Departing coach: John Grass
Reason: “Mutually agreed to part ways.”
New hire: Rich Rodriguez (Louisiana-Monroe OC)
Alabama State
Departing coach: Donald Hill-Eley
Reason: “A change in leadership.”
New hire: Eddie Robinson, Jr. (Former Alabama State and NFL player, current real estate investment company owner)
Southern Utah
Departing coach: Demario Warren
Reason: “Mutually agreed to part ways.”
New hire: DeLane Fitzgerald (Frostburg State University HC)
Grambling State
Departing coach: Broderick Fobbs
Reason: “Relieved of his duties.”
New hire: Hue Jackson (Tennessee State OC)
Idaho
Departing coach: Paul Petrino
Reason: “Leadership change.”
New hire: Jason Eck (South Dakota State OC)
Idaho State
Departing coach: Rob Phenicie
Reason: “Change in leadership.”
New hire: Charlie Ragle (Cal special teams coordinator)
Abilene Christian
Departing coach: Adam Dorrel
Reason: “Intent to seek new leadership.”
New hire: Keith Patterson (Texas Tech DC)
Lafayette
Departing coach: John Garrett
Reason: “Will not renew the contract.”
New hire: John Troxell (Franklin & Marshall College HC)
Delaware
Departing coach: Danny Rocco
Reason: “Leadership change.”
New hire: Ryan Carty (Sam Houston OC)
Butler
Departing coach: Jeff Voris
Reason: Resigned
New hire: Mike Uremovich (Temple OC)
New Hampshire
Departing coach: Sean McDonnell
Reason: Retired
New hire: Rick Santos (UNH associate HC/QBs coach)
Maine
Departing coach: Nick Charlton
Reason: Accepted UConn OC job
New hire: Jordan Stevens (Yale assistant HC, co-DC)
Presbyterian
Departing coach: Kevin Kelley
Reason: Resigned
New hire: Steve Englehart (Florida Institute of Technology HC)
Southern
New hire: Eric Dooley (Prairie View A&M HC)
Reason: Dooley replaces Jason Rollins, who was the interim coach in the 2021 fall season after Dawson Odums accepted the Norfolk State job after the spring season.
Prairie View A&M
Departing coach: Eric Dooley
Reason: Accepted Southern HC job
New hire: Bubba McDowell (Prairie View A&M assistant HC)
Incarnate Word
Departing coach: Eric Morris
Reason: Accepted Washington State OC job
New hire: G.J. Kinne (UCF co-OC)
McNeese
Departing coach: Frank Wilson
Reason: Resigned to join LSU’s coaching staff
New hire: Gary Goff (Valdosta State HC)
ETSU
Departing coach: Randy Sanders
Reason: Retired
New hire: George Quarles (Furman OC)
LIU
New hire: Ron Cooper (Alabama Senior Analyst)
Reason: Cooper replaces Jonathan Gill, who was the interim coach in the 2021 fall season.
Eastern Illinois
Departing coach: Adam Cushing
Reason: Accepted the OL coaching job at Duke
New hire: Chris Wilkerson (University of Chicago HC)
Morgan State
Departing coach: Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
Reason: Accepted the RBs coaching job with the Denver Broncos
New hire: Damon Wilson (Bowie State HC)
