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Comings and Goings

NCAA FBS…

Clemson: Chattanooga (FCS) Defensive Coordinator Lorenzo Ward is reportedly joining the Tigers staff in a yet to be announced role

Georgia Southern: Montana State (FCS) Offensive Coordinator Taylor Housewright is reportedly joining the Eagles as an Offensive Analyst

Middle Tennessee: Blake Catlett is no longer the Director of Player Personnel/Senior Defensive Assistant after serving in the role since February 2024

USC: Longtime NFL coach Jim Hostler is joining the Trojans as a Defensive Analyst

NCAA FCS…

Colgate: After five seasons on staff at Marist (FCS), James Groce has been hired as Defensive Line Coach

North Alabama: Jake Bentley is no longer an Assistant Coach / Quarterbacks / Video Coordinator

NCAA DII…
Southern Connecticut: Ralph DeSantis is no longer an Assistant Coach / Offense

NCAA DIII…

Eastern: Keita Crespina has been added as a Defensive Backs Coach

Hope: Cal Pimpleton is being promoted to Defensive Line Coach after a year on staff as a Student Assistant

NJCAA…

Georgia Military: Thad Turner has been added as a Defensive Coordinator

NCAA DI…

Marquette: Mark Dixon is no longer an Assistant Coach after three seasons on staff

Tennessee State: Russ Willemsen appears to be no longer an Assistant Coach after serving on staff for six seasons

UCF: The Knights are reportedly set to hire former Louisville (DI) Assistant Coach Nolan Smith to the staff
USF: Head Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim has been extended through the 2029-30 season

NCAA DII…

Fort Lewis: Jordan Mast has been hired as Head Coach after five seasons in the same role at Antelope Valley (NAIA) (link)

NCAA DIII…

Knox: Corey Harvey has been hired as Head Coach after serving since 2018 as Associate Head Coach at Heidelberg (DIII)

Rockford: TJ Lacey is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since July 2023

Wilkes: Willie Hope has been hired as an Assistant Coach/Director of Intramurals after a season on staff at Lebanon Valley (DIII)

Wilson: Dexter Harris has been named Head Coach after spending the last three seasons as an Assistant Coach at Millersville (DII)

NAIA…

Bethel (TN): Jonathan Stanley is no longer an Assistant Coach

Blue Mountain: Former Topper star Harrison Fancher has been hired as an Assistant Coach after four years as Head Boys’ Coach at Belmont H.S. (MS)

Holy Cross (IN): The interim tag has been removed in naming Tyler Braidic as Head Coach after he led the program since March 2024

NJCAA…

Kaskaskia: D'Aaron Owens is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2023

NCAA DI…

Canisius: Stephan Walton is expected to join the Golden Griffins as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Bethune-Cookman (DI) since August 2021

Indiana State: Marc Mitchell has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same role at Uindy (DII) since June 2022 (link)

North Alabama: Josh Ashley is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role for seven years and has moved on to Louisiana Tech (DI) as an Assistant Coach

North Alabama: Kenysha Coulson is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since 2023

Tennessee State: Candice Dupree, a seven-time WNBA All-Star and Assistant Coach with the San Antonio Spurs, has been appointed as the 13th Head Coach in program history

Vanderbilt: Christina Foggie is no longer the program's Chief of Staff after serving in the role since May 2021

West Georgia: Joel Harrison has been added as Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator after most recently serving in the same role at West Florida (DII)

NCAA DIII…

RIT: Assistant Coach Jazmyn Haywood has left the program to become the Program Director for Science & Technology Entry Program at Monroe CC (NJCAA)

NAIA…

Corban: Kylie Frizell has been hired as Head Coach after spending last season as an Assistant Coach at Pacific (DIII)

NJCAA…

Ocean County: Sarah Porter has been added as the Head Coach

Onondaga CC: Kaitlyn Walker has been added as an Assistant Coach

Onondaga CC: Jordan Vaught is no longer an Assistant Coach

CCCAA…

Porterville: Isaac Castro has been added as the Head Coach

Porterville: Alia Alvarez is no longer the Head Coach after serving in the role since 2021 (link)

Porterville: Isaac Salazar is no longer an Assistant Coach

Porterville: Randy Rippee is no longer an Assistant Coach

NCCAA…

Ecclesia: Brad Phillips has been added as the Head Coach after serving in the same role at Crowley's Ridge (NAIA) from 2020-2023

NAIA…

Olivet Nazarene: Jeff Mullikin is no longer the Head Coach after serving in the role since May 2019 and will be taking over as Head Coach of the Varsity Baseball program at Southwest Florida Christian Academy (link)

SAGU: Brian Greisman is no longer a Pitching Coach

NJCAA…

Spartanburg Methodist: Riley Nelson has been added as an Assistant Coach

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NCAA DII…

Cal State San Bernardino: After seven years at the helm, Head Track & Field and Cross Coach Lauren Podgaysky is stepping down from her position (link)

NCAA DIII…

Alfred: Adam D’Agostino has been hired as Director of Equestrian/Head Western Coach after serving for the last six years as Head Western Coach at Albion (DIII)

NAIA…

Campbellsville: Liam Handley is no longer an Assistant Coach

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NCAA DII…

Westmont: Joshua Ault appears to be no longer serving as Head Men's & Women's Coach after leading the program since May 2021 (link)

NCAA DI…

Minnesota: Head Coach Rhyll Brinsmead announces that she’ll leave the program later in May to spend more time with her family after leading the program since January 2021 (link)

Rice: The University will add Women’s Golf to its portfolio of sports, thanks to a $5M commitment from former Owls women’s basketball player Lynn Laverty Elsenhans and her husband, John

NCAA DII…

Texas A&M-Kingsville: Stefanie Maynard appears to no longer be Head Coach after serving in the role since 2016 (link)

Westmont: Joshua Ault appears to be no longer serving as Head Men's & Women's Coach after leading the program since May 2021 (link)

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NCAA DI…

Ohio State: Lucas Wasson is no longer the program's Associate Head Coach after serving on staff since July 2017

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NCAA DIII…

Adrian: Nick Peck is no longer on staff as an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since November 2023

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NCAA DI…

DePaul: Scott Bratt has joined the staff as Associate Head Coach after spending a season at Brown (DI) as Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator

George Washington: Ben Mortimer is no longer on staff as an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since August 2021

NAIA…

Cumberlands: After eight seasons at the helm, Head Coach Chris LeFevre is stepping down to work for an undisclosed professional club (link)

NJCAA…

Bristol CC: Dave Pacheco, a former Bayhawk Goalkeeper Coach from 2018-22, has been announced as the program's new Head Coach after two seasons as an Assistant Coach at Umass Dartmouth (DIII)

CCCAA…

Orange Coast: Glenn Strachan has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Nicholls State: Kristy Helmers has been hired as Head Coach after spending four years as an Assistant Coach and GA at Friends (NAIA)

Oakland: Devin Zvosec has been hired as Head Coach after spending the 2024 spring season as an Assistant Coach at Miami (FL)

NCAA DII…

Winona State: Delaney Marler has been hired as Head Coach after serving most recently as Girls’ Soccer Director at the Salvo Soccer Club (MN)

NCAA DIII…

Brevard: Kayla Landman has been added to the staff as an Assistant Coach following the completion of her playing career at Morehead State (DI)

Centenary (LA): Former Centenary soccer standout Sydney Bascomb has been added as an Assistant Coach after coaching most recently with the ECL’s Men’s King’s Soccer Team

Nazareth: Jeremy Lancao has joined the staff as Assistant Coach & Junior Varsity Coach after most recently serving as Women’s Varsity Head Coach at Bishop Kearney

Northland: Former Lumberjacks & Lumberjills Head Coach Olaf Kirsten is returning as Women’s Head Coach after spending the last three years coaching for the Wisconsin Olympic Development Program

CCCAA…

Orange Coast: Glenn Strachan has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Plattsburgh State: Head Coach Sam Van Dorn is stepping down after four years in charge to pursue other opportunities (link)

NAIA…

Oklahoma Panhandle State: Head Coach Marc Benjamin has resigned from his position after four years at the helm (link)

NCAA DIII…

Adrian: Program alumna Erin Aurand has taken on the role of Head Dance Coach after most recently serving in the same role at Madison High School (MI)

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NCAA DIII…

King’s: The College removes the interim tag in naming Kellyo Keane as full-time Men’s & Women’s Head Swimming Coach after one season at the helm

RIT: Phoebe Huey appears to be no longer an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach after spending two seasons on staff

NCAA DIII…

King’s: The College removes the interim tag in naming Kellyo Keane as full-time Men’s & Women’s Head Swimming Coach after one season at the helm

RIT: Phoebe Huey appears to be no longer an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach after spending two seasons on staff

NAIA…

Northwestern College: Program alumnus and 2023 graduate Brian VandenBerg has been hired as Head Coach

NCAA DI…

Indiana: Head Coach Ramiro Azcui will not return next season after serving in the role since January 2017 (link)

NCAA DII…

Rollins: Former player and Rollins Hall of Famer Tasi Purcell Batista has been elevated from Associate Head Coach to Head Coach following the retirement of longtime leader Bev Buckley

NCAA DI…

Northern Kentucky: Brooks Doughtie has been added as a Men’s and Women’s Head Coach after he spent the past year as the Head Women's Swimming and Head Women's Triathlon Coach at Guilford (DIII) (link)

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NCAA DII…

California (PA): Audrey Emerich has been hired as Head Coach after a two-year stint as a Graduate Assistant at Wheeling (DII)

Davenport: Charley Andrews has been elevated to serve as the next Head Coach after one season on staff as an Assistant Coach

Lock Haven: The department welcomes back former Bald Eagles Head Coach and recent Penn State (DI) Men’s Volleyball Assistant Coach Mike Kraft to lead the program

NJCAA…

Bryant & Stratton: Skylar Czaplewski has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach

Jamestown CC: Scott Olson has been tabbed as the program's new Head Coach, bringing in 27 years of coaching experience to the Jayhawks. Olson most recently served as the Interim Head Coach at Pitt Bradford (DIII) (link)

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NCAA DI…

Cornell: Scottie Boykin has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending the last two seasons at Air Force (DI) where he was a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Falcons and Head Coach of the Air Force Regional Training Center

Hofstra: Head Coach Dennis Papadatos has stepped down from his position in order to take on a new role as the Assistant AD for Athletic Development & Strategic Partnerships (link)

North Dakota State: Hayden Hidlay is no longer an Assistant Coach after serving in the role since May 2023

Oklahoma State: Jimmy Kennedy has joined the staff as Associate Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Penn State (DI) for the past three seasons

Oklahoma State: Thomas Gilman is headed to Stillwater to serve as an Assistant Coach after spending time as a member of the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club

NAIA…

Williams Baptist: Alumnus Erik Cooley has been hired as Head Coach after serving most recently as General Manager at D-1 Training and as an Assistant Coach at Sickles H.S. (FL)

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