2024-25 FCS Football Head Coaching Change Tracker

McNeese State Cowboys head coach Gary Goff
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Below are FCS football programs that have made a head coaching change since the end of the 2024 season.

Alabama A&M

Previous: Connell Maynor (40-32 overall over seven seasons; Fired)
New Head Coach: TBA


Colgate

Previous: Stan Dakosty (16-29 overall over four seasons; Fired)
New Head Coach: TBA


Davidson

Previous: Scott Abell (47-28 overall over seven seasons; Accepted head coaching role at Rice)
New Head Coach: TBA


Drake

Previous: Todd Stepsis (29-32 over six seasons; Accepted head coaching role at UNI)
New Head Coach: TBA


McNeese

Previous: Gary Goff (10-23 overall over three seasons; Fired)
New Head Coach: Matt Viator (Former McNeese Head Coach; 2006-15)


Nicholls

Previous: Tim Rebowe (57-56 overall over 10 seasons; Retired)
New Head Coach: Tommy Rybacki (Dec. 1, Nicholls Defensive Coordinator)


Norfolk State

Previous: Dawson Odums (15-31 overall over four seasons; Fired)
New Head Coach: TBA


North Dakota

Previous: Bubba Schweigert (66-57 over 11 seasons; Stepped Down)
New Head Coach: TBA


Northern Iowa

Previous: Mark Farley (183-112 overall over 24 seasons; Retired)
New Head Coach: Todd Stepsis (Dec. 3, Former Drake Head Coach)


Prairie View A&M

Previous: Bubba McDowell (17-18 overall over three seasons; Not Renewed)
New Head Coach: TBA


Stetson

Previous: Brian Young (13-30 overall over four seasons; Resigned)
New Head Coach: TBA


Valparaiso

Previous: Landon Fox (21-42 overall over six seasons; Not Renewed)
New Head Coach: TBA

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ZACHARY MCKINNELL

Zach McKinnell is the Founder and Senior Editor of FCS Football Central. He is also a columnist for HERO Sports and a contributor for Athlon Sports. In 2022, he became an official voter in the FCS Stats Perform Top-25. He is a former contributor for Vols Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports Network, and Fly War Eagle on FanSided. Zach graduated from Auburn University in 2018.