2024-25 Offseason Coaching Changes

[AlexTheHAMMER]

First business day back from the end of the regular season and we had some coaches being shown the door. Here is the running list (confirmed by D2Football / footballscoop / school press releases) :

GLVC
Truman State ~ Kellen Nesbitt (interim HC this year)

MIAA
Washburn ~ Zach Watkins (Assoc. HC and Co-DC at Washburn)
Northwest Missouri ~ John McMenamin (Former Wayne State (NE) HC, Tulane co-OC/pass game coordinator/WRs coach in '22)

RMAC
Adams State ~ Levi Gallas (DC at West Texas A&M)

MEC
Concord ~ Cody Edwards (linebackers' coach and special teams' coordinator at Western Carolina University)

CIAA
Elizabeth City State ~ Adrian Jones (Head Coach at Shaw)
Shaw ~ Lamar Manigo (Asst HC, OC, and QBs Coach at Virginia State)

SIAC
Lane
Miles ~ Chris Goode (Goode Elite Prep)

LSC
Texas A&M Kingsville ~ Scott Parr (Co-OC/TEs Coach at Louisiana Tech)
Sul Ross State

NE10
American International ~ Dan Chipka (interim HC this year)
Bentley ~ CJ Scarpa (Assoc. HC and OC at Bentley)
Pace ~ Chad Walker (HS Coach in NC, former Pace OC)
Southern Connecticut

GAC
Arkansas Tech ~ Roy Thompson Jr (DC at Ouachita Baptist)

GSC
North Greenville ~ Nate Garner (OL Coach at Limestone)

PSAC
Lock Haven
Edinboro ~ Matt Scott (DC at New Haven)

GLIAC
Roosevelt ~ Bill McKeon (Roosevelt DC)

November 20 update: NW Missouri, Lane, T A&M Kingsville, American Intl added (9 open)
December 5 update: Washburn filled, added Arkansas Tech and North Greenville (11 positions, 10 open)

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Lane head coach stepped down a few days ago as well

https://golcdragons.com/news/2024/11...all-coach.aspx

[mtsax305]

Wayne State's (MI) Offensive and Defensive Coordinators were dismissed.

https://footballscoop.com/news/sourc...at-wayne-state

[NWFanatic]

Rich Wright didn’t get his contract renewed-at NWMSU. he’s out as of 12/31/24.

[cwfenn]

Michael Salinas is no longer head coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville - he was acting as interim athletic director there and is now going to do that full-time:

https://javelinaathletics.com/news/2...-director.aspx

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American International also had an interim coach for the whole season and to my knowledge the interim tag has yet to be removed

[AlexTheHAMMER]

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Updated the tracker today, 10 openings and 1 filled so far (Washburn)

[CatFan88]

NW hired John McMenamin.

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Sul Ross, Shaw, and Pace are all open

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First FCS coaching call-up of the season: Fort Valley's Shawn Gibbs has been hired as the new HC at North Carolina A&T

https://ncataggies.com/news/2024/12/...all-coach.aspx