The Scoop FCS #StaffTracker - 2018-19 new head coaches and their staffs
At the FCS level, there have been a total of 24 head coaching changes, as of February 5th, 2018. Here, we'll keep track of all the new hires and the staffs that they're putting together.
As all the pieces start to come together, check back on (or bookmark) this page to see how the staffs are forming as they’re officially announced.
Here is the landing page where we keep track of all the head coaching movement from the NFL and college levels, as well as FBS head coaches who have signed contract extensions this off season.
We plan on updating this page a few times per day, so stay tuned, and if there's something missing that has been announced, please let us know at doug@footballscoop.com.
Austin Peay (TN)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Mark Hudspeth | Head Coach | Mississippi State - TEs |
Tim Zetts | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks | Mississippi State - Offensive Analyst |
Matt Wallerstedt | Defensive Coordinator | UTEP - Defensive QC |
Chad Bumphis | Wide Receivers | Utah - GA |
Craig Candeto | Running Backs | Georgia Tech - QBs / B-Backs |
Keith Scott | Nickels | Eastern Illinois (FCS) - Safeties |
Kevon Beckwith | Defensive Line | Louisiana-Lafayette - Defensive GA |
Chris Campbell | Strength and Conditioning | Houston - Assistant S&C |
Brown (RI)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
James Perry | Head Coach | Bryant (FCS - RI) - HC |
Vinny Marino | Offensive Coordinator / WRs | Bryant (FCS) - OC / WRs |
Tim Weaver | Defensive Coordinator | Delaware (FCS) - DC |
Eric Bunker | Running Backs | Bryant (FCS) - RBs |
Michael Donovan | Defensive Line | Bryant (FCS) - DL |
Willie Edwards | Outside Linebackers | Moses Brown HS (RI) - HC |
Darryl Jackson | Special Teams Coordinator / DBs | Bryant (FCS) - STC / DBs |
Benjamin Martin | Offensive Line | Bryant (FCS) - OL |
Ryan Mattison | Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator | Bryant (FCS) - TEs / RC |
Seitu Smith | Quarterbacks | |
Brad Baker | Director of Football Operations | Bryant (FCS) - DFO / NFL Liason |
Paul Frisone | Coordinator of Football Operations and Player Personnel | Brown - Defensive Assistant |
Bryant (RI)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Chris Merritt | Head Coach | Christopher Columbus HS (FL) - HC |
Darrius G. Smith | Offensive Coordinator / WRs | UMass |
Tom Masella | Defensive Coordinator | UMass |
Chris Ciocci | Offensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator | FIU - OL |
John Sielawa | Tight Ends / STC | Assumption (D-II - MA) |
Tom Sydeski | Running Backs | FIU |
Scott Lakatos | Defensive Backs | Towson (FCS - MD) |
Marquse Wattson | Defensive Line | Rutgers |
Patrick Riordan | Graduate Assistant | Bryant (FCS - RI) - GA |
Bucknell (PA)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Dave Cecchini | Head Coach | Valparaiso (FCS - IN) - HC |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Charleston Southern
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Autry Denson | Head Coach | Notre Dame - RBs |
Felton Huggins | Offensive Coordinator / Inside Receivers | |
Zane Vance | Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers | |
Armando Allen | Running Backs | Texas Southern - RBs |
Bryant Foster | Co-Defensive Coordinator / DBs | |
Dave Padilla | Specialists / Football Operations | |
Jason Brooks | Defensive Line | |
Aaron Coeling | Offensive Line | |
Klay Koester | Quarterbacks | |
Antwan Toomer | Outside Wide Receivers | |
Aaron Brown | Defensive GA | |
Mike Marangelli | Football Ops GA | |
David Olson | Offensive GA | |
JT Waters | Defensive Intern |
Drake (IA)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Todd Stepsis | Head Coach | Drake - DC |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Eastern Illinois
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Adam Cushing | Head Coach | Northwestern - OL |
John Kuceyeski | Offensive Coordinator / Super Backs | Cornell - OL |
Chris Bowers | Defensive Coordinator | Northwestern - Director of Player Personnel |
Chris Batti | Quarterbacks | Fordham (FCS - NY) - WRs |
Benny Boyd | Cornerbacks / Special Teams | Central Washington (FCS) - STC / CBs |
Jayden Everett | Running Backs | Central Michigan - RBs |
Deonte' Gibson | Defensive Line | Northwestern - Defensive GA |
Adam Gristick | Linebackers | Syracuse - Defensive GA |
Dan Hernandez | Offensive Line | Truman State (D-II) - OL |
Mark Philmore | Wide Receivers / RC | Dayton (FCS - OH) - WRs |
Neal Renna | Safeties | Missouri - Defensive Analyst |
Joe Orozco | Head of Strength and Conditioning | Northwestern - Assistant Director of Football Performance |
Matt Wright | Director of Football Operations | Eastern Illinois - DFO |
Elon
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Tony Trisciani | Head Coach | Elon - Assistant HC / DC |
Drew Folmar | Offensive Coordinator / QBs | Lehigh (FCS - PA) - OC |
Billy Crocker | Defensive Coordinator / LBs | UConn - DC |
Tony Lucas | Running Backs / STC | Temple - RBs |
Jerrick Hall | Defensive Line | Elon - DL |
Andy Marino | Offensive Line | Harvard (FCS - MA) - OL |
Ryan Anderson | Safeties | Hampton (FCS - VA) - Co-DC / Safeties |
Chris Young | Wide Receivers | Colgate (FCS - NY) - OC |
Chris Bland | Corners | Kennesaw State (FCS - GA) - Corners |
Clay Browning | Tight Ends | North Carolina - Player Development |
Dillon Lucas | Defensive Assistant | Moravian (D-III - PA) - LBs |
Nick DiMarco | Director of Strength and Conditioning | Elon - Director of S&C |
Howard (Washington, DC)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Ron Prince | Head Coach | |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Jackson State (MS)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
John Hendrick | Head Coach | |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
James Madison (VA)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Curt Cignetti | Head Coach | Elon - HC |
Shane Montgomery | Offensive Coordinator / QBs | |
Corey Hetherman | Defensive Coordinator | |
Grant Cain | Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends | |
Mike Shanahan | Wide Receiver / Recruiting Coordinator | Elon - WRs / RC |
Damian Wroblewski | Offensive Line / Assistant Head Coach | Elon - OL |
Bryant Haines | Co-Defensive Coordinator / LBs | Elon - LBs |
Jerrick Hall | Elon - DL | |
Ryan Smith | Safeties / Pro Scout Liason | Elon - DBs |
Matt Merritt | Running Backs | |
Matt Birkett | Cornerbacks | |
Andrew Jackson | Defensive Tackles | |
Brian Phillips | Director of S&C | UMass - Director of Sports Performance |
James Ferguson | DFO | Elon - DFO |
Lehigh (PA)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Head Coach | ||
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Maine
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Nick Charlton | Head Coach | Maine - OC |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
McNeese State (LA)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Sterlin Gilbert | Head Coach | |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Morgan State (MD)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Tyrone Wheatley | Head Coach | Jaguars - RBs |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
North Carolina Central
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Trei Oliver | Head Coach | Southern - DC |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
North Dakota State
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Matt Entz | Head Coach | |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Northern Arizona
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Chris Ball | Head Coach | Memphis - DC |
Aaron Pflugrad | Offensive Coordinator | Northern Arizona - OC |
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Jimmy Beal | Running Backs / Tight Ends | Northern Arizona - RBs / TEs |
Sacramento State (CA)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Troy Taylor | Head Coach | Utah - OC |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Troy Taylor | Assistant HC / OL | Folsom HS (CA) - HC |
Stephen F. Austin (TX)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Colby Carthel | Head Coach | Texas A&M Commerce (D-II) - HC |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Tennessee Chattanooga
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Rusty Wright | Head Coach | Georgia State - STC / ILBs |
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Texas Southern
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Clarence McKinney | Head Coach | Arizona - Associate HC / RBs |
Dave Marsh | Offensive Coordinator / QBs | Campbell (FCS) - OC / QBs |
Defensive Coordinator | ||
Justin Sanders | Secondary | East Mississippi (JC) - Secondary |
William & Mary (VA)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Mike London | Head Coach | Howard (FCS - Washington, DC) - HC |
Brennan Marion | Offensive Coordinator / QBs | Howard (FCS) - OC / QBs |
Vincent Brown | Defensive Coordinator / LBs | |
EJ Barthel | Running Backs / RC | Howard (FCS) - RBs / RC |
Mike London Jr. | Wide Receivers | Howard (FCS) - WRs |
Gordon Sammis | Offensive Line | Lafayette (FCS - PA) - OL |
Josh Zidenberg | Special Teams / Safeties | Western Illinois (FCS) - STC / DBs |
Keenan Carter | Defensive Line | Howard (FCS) - DL |
Matt Johns | Wide Receivers / Tight Ends | Virginia - Defensive GA |
Ras-I Dowling | Corners | Howard (FCS) - Defensive Quality Control |
Bo Revell | Defensive Assistant | William & Mary - Defensive Assistant |
Bill Cole | Assistant AD for Football Ops | William & Mary - Assistant AD for Football Ops |
Valparaiso (IN)
NAME | TITLE | PREVIOUS STOP |
Head Coach | ||
Offensive Coordinator | ||
Defensive Coordinator | ||
