NCAA FBS…
Alabama: North Carolina (FBS) Cornerbacks Coach Jason Jones is reportedly being targeted in an Assistant Defensive Backs Coach role (link)
Appalachian State: Keith Jones, Jr., has reportedly joined the staff as a Defensive Assistant after two seasons in a similar role with the NFL’s New England Patriots (link)
Arizona: Joe Salave’a has reportedly been added as Defensive Line Coach after three seasons as Defensive Line Coach/Associate Head Coach - Defense/Defensive Run Game Coordinator (link)
Arizona: Danny Gonzales is reportedly set to be elevated from Linebackers Coach to Defensive Coordinator (link)
Army: Chandler Burks has been hired as Tight Ends Coach after five seasons as Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB’s Coach at Kennesaw State (FBS) (link)
Army: Nate Fuqua has been added as Defensive Line Coach following two seasons at Cincinnati (FBS) as Co-Defensive Coordinator and Outside Linebackers Coach (link)
Army: Tight Ends Coach Cheston Blackshear will move over to coach the offensive line (link)
Auburn: TJ Rushing has taken on the role of Safeties Coach after previously serving on staff as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Boise State: Zak Hill has been hired as Pass Game Coordinator/QB’s Coach after serving most recently as an Offensive Assistant with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks
Boise State: Offensive Line Coach Tim Keane has added the title of Run Game Coordinator after four seasons on staff
Charlotte: Todd Fitch has been hired as Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QB’s Coach after spending last season as an Offensive Analyst at LSU (FBS)
Charlotte: David Denham has been hired as Defensive Tackles Coach after five seasons at Western Michigan (FBS) as Defensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Charlotte: Brian Haines has been added as an Assistant Head Coach - Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs after spending five seasons (2020-24) on the Appalachian State (FBS) as the Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
Charlotte: Nate Faanes has been added as a Defensive Coordinator - Linebackers after spending the 2024 season at Ohio (FBS) as a Co-Defensive Coordinator
Charlotte: Kurt Mattix has been added as a Co-Defensive Coordinator - Defensive Line after spending a season at Ohio (FBS) where he led the Defensive Ends and served as the program’s Pass Rush Specialist
Charlotte: Brian Metz has been added as an Assistant Coach - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator after mentoring the program’s Tight Ends Coach at Ohio (FBS) for the past five seasons (2020-24)
Charlotte: Bryan Nardo has been added as an Assistant Coach - Safeties after spending two seasons (2023-24) as the Defensive Coordinator at Oklahoma State (FBS)
Charlotte: Allen Rudolph has been added as an Assistant Coach - Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator following a six-year run at Ohio (FBS) as an Offensive Line Coach
Charlotte: Jake Roney has been added as an Offensive Analyst
Charlotte: Tyler Woods has been added as an Assistant Director of Player Personnel
Coastal Carolina: Defensive Coordinator Craig Naivar will reportedly not return after serving on staff since December 2022 (link)
Colorado State: Allen Brown is reportedly set to join the staff as Defensive Backs Coach after serving this past season in the same role at Washington State (FBS) (link)
Florida Atlantic: Athletic Development Director Faith Padgett has transitioned back to the program in a familiar role as the Director of Recruiting
Florida Atlantic: Director of High School Relations Shane Marinelli has added the role of Assistant Director of Player Personnel to his duties
Florida International: Nick Coleman has officially been announced as Offensive Coordinator/QB’s Coach after two seasons as QB’s Coach at UAB (FBS)
Florida International: Jovan Dewitt will be retained in his role as Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach after serving on staff since 2022
Florida State: Carter Barfield is no longer an Analyst (Special Teams) and will be moving on to Tulsa (FBS) as the program's next Special Teams Coordinator
Florida State: Brendan Bognar has been added as an Analyst (Offense) after most recently serving as Quarterbacks Coach & Recruiting Coordinator at Samford (FCS)
Georgia State: Hue Jackson is reportedly being elevated from Assistant GM/Analyst to Offensive Coordinator (link)
Georgia State: Offensive Coordinator Jim Chaney will reportedly be shifting into an Analyst role due to family reasons (link)
Jacksonville State: Bert Biffani has been hired as Outside Linebackers Coach & Recruiting Coordinator after spending last season as Defensive Coordinator at Pell City High School (AL). Biffani previously served as an Analyst at Alabama (FBS), Tennessee (FBS), and Florida State (FBS)
Jacksonville State: Xavier Garcia has joined the staff as Defensive Line Coach after spending the 2024 season as Defensive Assistant at Georgia Tech (FBS)
Jacksonville State: Taylor Housewright has been added as Tight Ends Coach after spending last season as Senior Analyst at Georgia Southern (FBS)
Jacksonville State: Lawrence Dawsey has been added as Wide Receivers Coach after spending the last three seasons in the same role at Appalachian State (FBS)
Jacksonville State: Max Thurmond has rejoined the staff as Special Teams Coordinator & Running Backs Coach after spending the last three seasons at Tennessee (FBS) where he served as the Senior Offensive Analyst
Kent State: Natalie Chifulini is no longer on staff as On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator after serving in the role since the 2024 spring season
Louisiana Tech: Jackson Hetzler is no longer an Assistant Director of Player Personnel after serving in the role since May 2023
Marshall: Rod Smith has been hired as Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks Coach after serving in the same capacity at Jacksonville State (FBS) for the last three seasons. Smith also took on the role of Interim Head Coach for the 2024 Cure Bowl
Massachusetts: Former Youngstown State (FCS) staffer Jeremy Larkin has reportedly been hired as Running Backs Coach (link)
Massachusetts: Former Northwestern (FBS), Arkansas (FBS) and Eastern Michigan (FBS) Offensive Line Coach Kurt Anderson has reportedly joined the staff in the same capacity (link)
NC State: Former North Carolina (FBS) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach Charlton Warren has reportedly been hired as Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach, replacing Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay (link)
NC State: Quint Cottingham is no longer on staff as Assistant Director of Player Personnel (Offense) after serving in the role since April 2021. He is reportedly joining Marshall (FBS) as General Manager
New Mexico: UC Davis (FCS) Receivers Coach Colin Lockett is reportedly set to join the staff as Wide Receivers Coach (link)
New Mexico: Texas State (FBS) Special Teams Coordinator Daniel Da Prato has been added as an Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
New Mexico: John Johnson has been added as a Running Backs Coach
New Mexico State: John Cannova has been hired as Offensive Line Coach after spending the last three seasons as Offensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator at Eastern Illinois (FCS)
North Carolina: Former Canadian Football League Head Coach and GM Chris Jones has reportedly been hired as a Defensive Assistant (link)
North Carolina: Billy Miller is reportedly set to be hired to the staff after coaching with IMG Academy since 2014 (link)
Ohio: Joe Bolden has joined the staff as Linebackers Coach after serving most recently as the Outside Linebackers Coach/Special teams Coordinator/Co-Defensive Coordinator and Run Game Coordinator at Tulsa (FBS)
Ohio: Jeff Phelps has been hired as Pass Rush Specialist and Defensive Ends Coach after spending the 2024 season at Wyoming (FBS) as Defensive Tackles Coach
Oregon State: Ray Pickering is reportedly set to be hired as Running Backs Coach after spending the 2024 campaign on staff at Buffalo (FBS) (link)
Oregon State: Will Heck has reportedly been elevated from Offensive Quality Control Coach to Tight Ends Coach (link)
Purdue: Brandon Lee has been hired as the Boilermakers’ new General Manager for Football
South Alabama: JT May has been hired as Assistant AD, Football Chief of Staff after four seasons in various roles at Utah State (FBS)
South Alabama: Cedric Douglas has been hired as Defensive Line Coach after spending the 2024 campaign as Defensive Line Coach and Defensive Run Game Coordinator at Utah State (FBS)
South Alabama: Justin Stolberg is no longer a Quality Control Analyst (Defense) after serving in the role since May 2024
Southern Miss: Josh Miller has been hired as Tight Ends Coach/Pass Game Coordinator after spending last season as Tight Ends Coach at Marshall (FBS)
Southern Miss: Sean Coughlin has joined the staff as Offensive Line Coach after four seasons at Eastern Michigan (FBS) as Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach/Co-Offensive Run-Game Coordinator
Southern Miss: Brandon Deaderick has been added as Defensive Line Coach after two seasons as an Analyst at Ole Miss (FBS)
TCU: Julius Brown has updated roles from Nickels Coach to Cornerbacks Coach
TCU: Mitch Kirsch has been promoted to Tight Ends Coach after initially serving on staff as a Senior Offensive Analyst
Texas State: Auburn (FBS) Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Assistant Tanner Burns is reportedly joining the staff as Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive Assistant (link)
Tulane: Offensive Analyst Caleb Ross has reportedly departed for an Assistant Director position with the Alabama High School Athletic Association (link)
Tulane: After serving in the same role at Marshall (FBS), Jonathan Galante is reportedly set to be hired as Special Teams Coordinator, replacing the retiring Greg McMahon (link)
UCF: Jimmy Beal has been hired as Running Backs Coach after serving in the same role at Utah State (FBS) in 2024
UCLA: Jethro Franklin has been added as Defensive Line Coach after most recently serving in the same role at his alma mater Fresno State (FBS)
UNLV: Utah (FBS) Running Backs Coach Quinton Ganther has been hired in the same capacity
UNLV: Lee Davis is reportedly joining the staff as Chief of Staff after a year as Assistant AD for Executive Operations & Recruiting at UCF (FBS) (link)
USC: Colorado State (FBS) Wide Receivers Coach Chad Savage is expected to join the staff as Tight Ends Coach/Inside Receivers Coach (link)
Virginia Tech: Offensive Line Coach Matt Moore has reportedly reached a two-year deal that will pay him more than $1M in base pay and bonuses (link)
Washington State: Cal Poly (FCS) Defensive Line Coach Everette Thompson is reportedly set to be hired as Defensive Line Coach (link)
West Virginia: Rhett Rodriguez has been hired as Quarterbacks Coach after one season as an Offensive Analyst at Jacksonville State (FBS)
West Virginia: Derek Dressler has reportedly joined the staff as Assistant Offensive Line Coach after serving as Offensive Line Analyst at Jacksonville State (FBS)
Wisconsin: Tuf Borland has been elevated from GA to Assistant Linebackers Coach
Wisconsin: Baylor (FBS) Quality Control Coach Joe Ludwig has been added as Assistant Tight Ends Coach
Wisconsin: Southern Illinois (FCS) Offensive Coordinator/QB’s Coach Blake Rolan has joined the staff as Assistant Wide Receivers Coach
Wyoming: Deonte Gibson has been added as Defensive Tackles Coach after serving as Defensive Ends Coach at Air Force (FBS) last season
NCAA FCS…
Alabama State: James Williams is no longer an Associate Head Coach / Corners / NFL Liaison after serving in the role since July 2023
Campbell: Caleb Vick is no longer an Assistant Director of Video Operations
Davidson: Miles Ahles has joined the staff as Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach after serving as Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach at Bentley (DII)
Davidson: Cam Gibson has been hired as Defensive Backs Coach
Davidson: Pat McGowan has been added as Tight Ends Coach
Davidson: Brent Kasabian has joined the program as Defensive Ends Coach
Drake: Iowa State (FBS) Quality Control/Offensive Pass Game Assistant Kyle Kempt is reportedly joining the staff as Offensive Coordinator (link)
Norfolk State: LaRoy Reynolds has been hired as Linebacker Coach
Prairie View A&M: Former Texas State (FBS) Wide Receivers Coach and Sam Houston State (FBS) Running Backs Coach/Offensive Recruiting Coordinator/NFL Liaison Chris Buckner is reportedly being hired as Offensive Coordinator
Prairie View A&M: Valdosta State (DII) Defensive Coordinator Brandon Andersen has reportedly joined the staff in the same role (link)
South Dakota State: Winona State (DII) Head Coach Brian Bergstrom has been hired as Defensive Coordinator
Wagner: Tight Ends Coach AJ Magee is reportedly departing to become Head Coach at Stepinac H.S. (NY) (link)
William & Mary: Winston October has rejoined the staff as Offensive Coordinator after most recently serving in the same role at Richmond (FCS)
NCAA DII…
Arkansas Tech: North Alabama (FCS) Offensive Coordinator Kevin Wewers is reportedly set to join the staff in the same role (link)
Eastern New Mexico: Mike Pomfret is no longer an Assistant Coach (Linebackers/Special Teams) after serving in the role since 2024
Erskine: Collyn Richardson has been added as a Defensive Line Coach / Director of Strength and Conditioning
Erskine: Bryce Nelson has been added as an Offensive Line Coach / Equipment Manager
Erskine: Chris Williams has updated roles to Linebackers Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinator after serving as a Defensive Line / Assistant Strength & Conditioning
Erskine: Donald Manley is no longer an Offensive Line Coach after serving in the role since July 2024
Northeastern State: Sam Fehoko has been hired as Assistant Linebackers Coach
UVA Wise: Elijah Norris has been added as a Defensive Line Coach
UVA Wise: Riley Bodine has been added as a Tight Ends Coach after having spent the last two seasons as a player for the Cavaliers
UVA Wise: Cameron Keene has been added as the Director of Football Operations
UVA Wise: Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers Michael Gould appears to have added an additional role as a Defensive Run Game Coordinator
UVA Wise: Quarterbacks/Academic Coordinator Jackson McFarlane appears to have added an additional role as a Special Teams Coordinator
UVA Wise: Peter Hartley has updated roles to Football Strength & Conditioning Coordinator/Assistant Offensive Line
West Florida: Tyler Phelps is no longer a Quarterbacks Coach/Academic Coordinator after serving in the role since 2023 and has moved on to Towson (FCS) as their new Tight Ends Coach
West Florida: Shane Cecilis is no longer an Offensive Assistant/RB-TE
Winona State: Head Coach Brian Bergstrom has resigned after leading the program since December 2021. Special Teams Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach Brian Curtin has been named Interim Head Coach. (link)
NCAA DIII…
Knox: Adam Taylor has been added as an Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
New England (NH): Luke Bakanowsky is no longer an Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator after serving in the role since May 2024
New England (NH): Raymond Portu is no longer an Assistant Coach / Defensive Coordinator after serving in the role since November 2023
Nichols: Defensive Coordinator Bill Lund has reportedly resigned after one season to pursue other opportunities (link)
NAIA…
Faulkner: Dayne Brown has been hired as Head Coach after serving most recently as Defensive Coordinator at Enterprise H.S. (AL)
McPherson: Quarterbacks Coach Joshua Pisik has added the role of Co-Offensive Coordinator to his duties
Siena Heights: Wide Receivers Coach Jzavion McGowan has reportedly been elevated to Co-Offensive Coordinator/Pass Game Coordinator (link)
NJCAA…
Detroit Community Christian: Wayne State (DII) Part-Time Assistant Coach for Special Teams Matt Johnston has been hired as Defensive Coordinator (link)
DuPage: Peter Hopson is no longer an Assistant Coach
Jones: Former NFL running back and program standout Scottie Phillips has joined the staff as Running Backs Coach
Jones: Bam Bryant has been hired as Offensive Coordinator after spending the last seven seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast (NJCAA) where he most recently served as Wide Receivers Coach
Lafayette Community Christian: Defensive Coordinator Ananias Johnson, Jr., has reportedly been elevated to Head Coach (link)
Lafayette Community Christian: Former Grambling (FCS) Defensive Backs Coach Dedrick Dodge will reportedly join the staff as Defensive Coordinator (link)
NCCAA…
Virginia University of Lynchburg: Devon Matthews is no longer a Safeties Coach after serving in the role since July 2024
Virginia University of Lynchburg: LaKhalon Holland is no longer a Defensive Backs Coach
Virginia University of Lynchburg: Rj Altidort is no longer a Wide Receiver Coach
