The FCS "coaching carousel" has begun to slow down, and nearly a dozen changes have taken place. Several coaches already have been let go and new coaches have been hired. Others have been lured away by higher-paying gigs in the FBS, etc. etc. etc.
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FCS COACHING CHANGES
| TEAM | OUTGOING | WHY? | NEW COACH (LAST JOB) |
| Cal Poly | Tim Walsh (11 yrs) | Retired Nov. 25 | Beau Baldwin (OC at Cal-Berkeley) |
| Eastern Kentucky | Mark Elder (4 yrs) | Contract not renewed Nov. 25 | Walt Wells (Kentucky asst.) |
| Gardner-Webb | Carroll McCray (7 yrs) | Fired Nov. 24 | Tre Lamb (Tenn. Tech OC) |
| Howard | Ron Prince (1 yr) | Placed admin leave (Nov. 6) | Aaron Kelton (Interim) |
| Lamar | Mike Schultz (3 yrs) | Fired Nov. 25 | Blane Morgan (San Diego St. asst) |
| Mercer | Bobby Lamb (7 yrs) | Contract not renewed Nov. 24 | Drew Cronic (HC at Lenoir Rhyne) |
| McNeese | Sterlin Gilbert (1 yr) | Took Syracuse OC job | Frank Wilson (head coach UTSA) |
| Murray State | Mitch Stewart (5 yrs) | Reassigned w/in ath dept Nov. 23 | Dean Hood (Kentucky asst.) |
| Missouri State | Dave Steckel (5 yrs) | Mutual agreement to part ways | Bobby Petrino (Louisville HC in 2018) |
| Northern Colorado | Earnest Collins Jr. (9 yrs) | Fired Nov. 23 | Ed McCaffery (HS coach – former NFL star) |
| Wagner | Jason Houghtaling (5 yrs) | Fired Dec. 6 | Tom Masella (DC at Bryant) |
| Youngstown St. | Bo Pelini (5 yrs) | Left to be LSU DC Jan. 27 | to be announced |
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