2025-2026 FBS Head Coaching Changes

Here is a list of FBS head coaching changes heading into the 2026 season. This list will be updated periodically with updates as they are announced

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Arkansas

• Previous: Sam Pittman
• New: Ryan Silverfield, went 5-25 in six seasons at Memphis

Auburn

• Previous: Hugh Freeze
• New: Alex Golesh, was the head coach at South Florida and went 23-15 in three seasons.

Cal

• Previous: Justin Wilcox, went 48-55 in nine seasons
• New: Tosh Lupoi, was Oregon's defensive coordinator

Coastal Carolina

• Previous: Tim Beck
• New: Ryan Beard, previously the HC at Missouri State

Colorado State

• Previous: Jay Norvell, went 18-26 in four seasons
• New: Jim Mora, previous Head Coach at UConn

Florida

• Previous: Billy Napier, went 22-23 in four seasons
• New: Jon Sumrall, went 19-7 in two seasons as HC at Tulane

Iowa State

• Previous: Matt Campbell, hired by Penn State
• New: Jimmy Rogers, went 6-6 in his single season as the head coach at Washington State

James Madison

• Previous: Bob Chesney, went 20-4 in two seasons. Chesney was hired to be UCLA's next head coach.
• New: Billy Napier, let go from Florida during the season

Kansas State

• Previous: Chris Klieman, retired
• New: Collin Klein, was the OC at Texas A&M

Kent State

• Previous: Kenni Burns, went 1-23 in two seasons
• New: Mark Carney, promoted from interim coach

Kentucky

• Previous: Mark Stoops, went 82-80 in 13 seasons
• New: Will Stein, OC at Oregon

LSU

• Previous: Brian Kelly
• New: Lane Kiffin

Memphis

• Previous: Ryan Silverfield, went 50-25 in six seasons, hired by Arkansas
• New: Charles Huff, went 7-5 in one season at Memphis

Michigan

• Previous: Sherrone Moore, went 18-8 in two seasons.
• New: Kyle Whittingham, previous HC at Utah for 21 years

Michigan State

• Previous: Jonathan Smith, went 9-15 in two seasons
• New: Pat Fitzgerald

Missouri State

• Previous: Ryan Beard, hired by Coastal Carolina to be their next HC
• New: Casey Woods, previously the OC at SMU

North Texas

• Previous: Eric Morris, hired as Oklahoma State’s new HC
• New: Neal Brown, served as head coach at West Virginia from 2019-2024 and Troy from 2015-2018.

Ohio

• Previous: Brian Smith, contract terminated for cause, went 8-4 in his single season as HC
• New: DC John Hauser promoted to head coach

Oklahoma State

• Previous: Mike Gundy
• New: Eric Morris, was the Head Coach at North Texas

Ole Miss

• Previous: Lane Kiffin, hired by LSU
• New: Pete Golding, promoted from defensive coordinator

Oregon State

• Previous: Trent Bray
• New: JaMarcus Shephard, was Alabama’s co-offensive coordinator

Penn State

• Previous: James Franklin, went 104-45 in 12 seasons
• New: Matt Campbell, previously the HC at Iowa State

Stanford

• Previous: Troy Taylor, was fired in April with Frank Reich serving as interim HC during the 2025 season.
• New: Tavita Pritchard, was previously the QB coach for the Commanders

South Florida

• Previous: Alex Golesh, hired as the new HC at Auburn
• New: Brian Hartline, was previously Ohio State's offensive coordinator

Southern Miss

• Previous: Charles Huff, 7-5 in one season, hired by Memphis
• New: Blake Anderson, promoted from offensive coordinator

Toledo

• Previous: Jason Candle, hired as UConn's next head coach
• New: Mike Jacobs, previously the head coach at Mercer

Tulane

• Previous: Jon Sumrall, hired to be Florida's new HC
• New: Will Hall, promoted from interim HC

UAB

• Previous: HC Trent Dilfer, went 9-21 in three seasons
• New: Alex Mortensen, promoted from interim head coach

UCLA

• Previous: DeShaun Foster, went 5-10 in two seasons
• New: Bob Chesney, went 20-4 in two seasons at JMU

UConn

• Previous: Jim Mora, accepted the HC job at Colorado State
• New: Jason Candle, went 81-44 in 10 seasons at Toledo

Utah

• Previous: Kyle Whittingham, hired by Michigan to be their next head coach

Virginia Tech

• Previous: Brent Pry, went 16-24 in four seasons
• New: James Franklin, was previous head coach at Penn State

Washington State

• Previous: Jimmy Rogers, went 6-6 in his single season as head coach, hired by Iowa State