# 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 5, 2019, in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State claimed its second consecutive FCS title, and seventh in eight years, defeating Eastern Washington, 38-24.

## Notable headlines

* June 13 – Major changes to redshirt rules in Division I football (both FBS and FCS) were approved by the NCAA Division I Council. From the 2018 season forward, players could participate in as many as four games in a given season while still retaining redshirt status.
* September 15 – Hurricane Florence caused unprecedented disruption to college football schedules. For FCS teams alone, the storm forced the cancellation of six games (Elon at William & Mary, Savannah State at Howard, Tennessee State at Hampton, Presbyterian at Stetson, Walsh (D-II) at Jacksonville, and Colgate at Furman) and the rescheduling of nine others.
* October 27 – Central Connecticut's Aaron Dawson ran for 308 yards in the second half, a record for a half throughout Division I, and 361 yards overall to lead the Blue Devils to a 49–24 win over Wagner.
* November 17 – In the final game of his college career, Samford quarterback Devlin Hodges set a new FCS record for career passing yardage, surpassing late Alcorn State and NFL great Steve McNair in the Bulldogs' 38–27 win over East Tennessee State. Hodges finished his career with 14,584 yards.

## FCS team wins over FBS teams

(FCS rankings from the STATS poll, FBS rankings from the AP poll.)
August 30: UC Davis 44, San Jose State 38 September 1: No. 18 Nicholls 26, Kansas 23 $^{OT}$ September 1: Northern Arizona 30, UTEP 10 September 1: No. 19 Villanova 19, Temple 17 September 2: No. 14 North Carolina A&T 28, East Carolina 23 September 8: No. 22 Maine 31, Western Kentucky 28 September 22: No. 16 Illinois State 35, Colorado State 19

## Conference changes and new programs

| School | 2017 conference | 2018 conference |
| Campbell | Pioneer | Big South |
| Hampton | MEAC | FCS Independent |
| Idaho | Sun Belt (FBS) | Big Sky |
| Liberty | Big South | FBS Independent |
| North Alabama | Gulf South (D–II) | FCS Independent |
| North Dakota | Big Sky | FCS Independent |

## Conference standings

2018 Big Sky Conference football standings :
| 2018 Big Sky Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 6 Weber State +^  7 –1  10 –3   No. 2 Eastern Washington +^  7 –1  12 –3   No. 7 UC Davis +^  7 –1  10 –3   No. 17 Montana State ^  5 –3  8 –5   Idaho State  5 –3  6 –5   Montana  4 –4  6 –5   Cal Poly  4 –4  5 –6   Northern Arizona  3 –4  4 –6   Portland State  3 –5  4 –7   Idaho  3 –5  4 –7   Northern Colorado  2 –6  2 –9   Southern Utah  1 –7  1 –10   Sacramento State  0 –7  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – FCS playoff participantAlthough North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.Rankings from STATS Poll | 2018 Big South Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 Kennesaw State $^  5 –0  11 –2   Monmouth  4 –1  8 –3   Charleston Southern  3 –2  5 –6   Gardner–Webb  2 –3  3 –8   Campbell  1 –4  6 –5   Presbyterian  0 –5  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll | 2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 Maine $^  7 –1  10 –4   No. 9 James Madison ^  6 –2  9 –4   No. 16 Stony Brook ^  5 –3  7 –5   No. 20 Towson ^  5 –3  7 –5   No. 24 Delaware ^  5 –3  7 –5   No. 19 Elon ^  4 –3  6 –5   Rhode Island  4 –4  6 –5   William & Mary  3 –4  4 –6   New Hampshire  3 –5  4 –7   Villanova  2 –6  5 –6   Richmond  2 –6  4 –7   Albany  1 –7  3 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll |
| 2018 Ivy League football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 11 Princeton $  7 –0  10 –0   No. 18 Dartmouth  6 –1  9 –1   Harvard  4 –3  6 –4   Yale  3 –4  5 –5   Penn  3 –4  6 –4   Columbia  3 –4  6 –4   Cornell  2 –5  3 –7   Brown  0 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference championRankings from STATS Poll | 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 12 North Carolina A&T $  6 –1  9 –2   Bethune–Cookman  5 –2  7 –5   Florida A&M  5 –2  6 –5   South Carolina State  4 –3  5 –6   Howard  4 –3  4 –6   North Carolina Central  3 –4  5 –6   Morgan State  3 –4  4 –7   Norfolk State  2 –5  4 –7   Delaware State  2 –5  3 –8   Savannah State  1 –6  2 –8   $ – Conference championRankings from STATS Poll | 2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 –0  15 –0   No. 3 South Dakota State ^  6 –2  10 –3   No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  5 –3  7 –6   Indiana State  5 –3  7 –4   Western Illinois  4 –4  5 –6   Illinois State  3 –5  6 –5   Youngstown State  3 –5  4 –7   South Dakota  3 –5  4 –7   Missouri State  2 –6  4 –7   Southern Illinois  1 –7  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll |
| 2018 Northeast Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 21 Duquesne +^  5 –1  8 –3   Sacred Heart +  5 –1  7 –4   Central Connecticut  4 –2  6 –5   Wagner  3 –3  4 –7   Saint Francis (PA)  2 –4  4 –7   Bryant  2 –4  6 –5   Robert Morris  0 –6  2 –9   + – Conference co-champions^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll | 2018 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 10 Jacksonville State $^  7 –1  8 –3   No. 15 Southeast Missouri State ^  6 –2  8 –3   Eastern Kentucky  5 –2  7 –4   Murray State  5 –3  5 –6   Tennessee State  3 –4  4 –5   Eastern Illinois  3 –5  3 –8   Austin Peay  3 –5  5 –6   UT Martin  2 –6  2 –9   Tennessee Tech  1 –7  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll | 2018 Patriot League football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 8 Colgate $^  6 –0  10 –2   Holy Cross  4 –2  5 –6   Georgetown  4 –2  5 –6   Lehigh  2 –4  3 –8   Lafayette  2 –4  3 –8   Fordham  2 –4  2 –9   Bucknell  1 –5  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll |
| 2018 Pioneer Football League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 25 San Diego $^  8 –0  9 –3   Stetson  6 –2  8 –2   Drake  6 –2  7 –4   Marist  5 –3  5 –6   Dayton  5 –3  6 –5   Davidson  3 –5  6 –5   Butler  2 –6  4 –7   Morehead State  2 –6  3 –8   Valparaiso  2 –6  2 –9   Jacksonville  1 –7  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll | 2018 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 13 Wofford +^  6 –2  9 –4   No. 22 East Tennessee State +^  6 –2  8 –4   Furman +  6 –2  6 –4   Samford  5 –3  6 –5   Chattanooga  4 –4  6 –5   The Citadel  4 –4  5 –6   Mercer  4 –4  5 –6   Western Carolina  1 –7  3 –8   VMI  0 –8  1 –10   + – Conference co-champions^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS Poll | 2018 Southland Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 –2  9 –4   Incarnate Word +^  6 –2  6 –5   Lamar ^  6 –3  7 –5   Abilene Christian  5 –4  6 –5   Central Arkansas  5 –4  6 –5   McNeese State  5 –4  6 –5   Sam Houston State  5 –4  6 –5   Northwestern State  4 –5  5 –6   Southeastern Louisiana  4 –5  4 –7   Stephen F. Austin  2 –7  2 –8   Houston Baptist  0 –9  1 –10   + – Conference co-champions^ – FCS playoff participantRankings from STATS poll |
| 2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division Alcorn State x$  6 –1  9 –4   Alabama A&M  5 –2  6 –5   Jackson State  4 –3  5 –5   Alabama State  3 –4  4 –7   Mississippi Valley State  1 –6  1 –10   West Division Southern xy  6 –1  7 –4   Grambling State  4 –3  6 –5   Prairie View A&M  4 –3  5 –6   Texas Southern  1 –6  2 –9   Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –6  2 –9   Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 2018 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  North Alabama   –  7 –3   Hampton   –  7 –3   North Dakota   –  6 –5 |

## Conference summaries
### Championship games

| Conference | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year |
| SWAC | Alcorn State 9–3 (6–1) | Southern 7–4 (6–1) | 37–28 | Noah Johnson (Alcorn State) | De’Arius Christmas (Grambling State) | Fred McNair (Alcorn State) |

### Other conference winners

Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.
| Conference | Champion | Record | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year |
| Big Sky | Eastern Washington UC Davis Weber State | 9–2 (7–1) 9–2 (7–1) 9–2 (7–1) | Jake Maier (UC Davis) | Jay-Tee Tiuli (Eastern Washington) | Aaron Best (Eastern Washington) Dan Hawkins (UC Davis) |
| Big South | Kennesaw State | 10–1 (5–0) | Chandler Burks (Kennesaw State) | Anthony Gore, Jr. (Kennesaw State) | Brian Bohanon (Kennesaw State) |
| CAA | Maine | 8–3 (7–1) | Tom Flacco (Towson) | Jimmy Moreland (James Madison) | Joe Harasymiak (Maine) |
| Ivy | Princeton | 10–0 (7–0) | John Lovett (Princeton) | Isiah Swann (Dartmouth) | Bob Surace (Princeton) |
| MEAC | North Carolina A&T | 9–2 (6–1) | Caylin Newton (Howard) | Darryl Johnson Jr. (North Carolina A&T) | Sam Washington (North Carolina A&T) |
| MVFC | North Dakota State | 11–0 (8–0) | Easton Stick (North Dakota State) | Jabril Cox (North Dakota State) | Curt Mallory (Indiana State) |
| NEC | Duquesne Sacred Heart | 8–3 (5–1) 7–4 (5–1) | A. J. Hines (Duquesne) | Cam Gill (Wagner) | Mark Nofri (Sacred Heart) Jerry Schmitt (Duquesne) |
| OVC | Jacksonville State | 8–3 (7–1) | Marquis Terry (Southeast Missouri State) | Zach Hall (Southeast Missouri State) | Tom Matukewicz (Southeast Missouri State) |
| Patriot | Colgate | 9–1 (6–0) | James Holland, Jr. (Colgate) | T. J. Hill (Colgate) | Dan Hunt (Colgate) |
| Pioneer | San Diego | 9–2 (8–0) | Anthony Lawrence (San Diego) | Nathan Clayberg (Drake) | Roger Hughes (Stetson) |
| Southern | East Tennessee State Furman Wofford | 8–3 (6–2) 6–4 (6–2) 8–3 (6–2) | Devlin Hodges (Samford) | Isaiah Mack (Chattanooga) | Randy Sanders (East Tennessee State) |
| Southland | Incarnate Word Nicholls | 6–4 (6–2) 8–3 (7–2) | Jazz Ferguson (Northwestern State) | B. J. Blunt (McNeese State) | Eric Morris (Incarnate Word) |

## Playoff qualifiers
### Automatic berths for conference champions

| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid | Result |
| Big Sky Conference | Weber State | 7th | 2017 | Quarterfinals (L – James Madison) |
| Big South Conference | Kennesaw State | 2nd | 2017 | Quarterfinals (L – Sam Houston State) |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Maine | 8th | 2013 | Second Round (L – New Hampshire) |
| Missouri Valley Football Conference | North Dakota State | 9th | 2017 | National Champions (W – James Madison) |
| Northeast Conference | Duquesne | 2nd | 2015 | First Round (L – William & Mary) |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Jacksonville State | 9th | 2017 | Second Round (L – Kennesaw State) |
| Patriot League | Colgate | 11th | 2015 | Quarterfinals (L – Sam Houston State) |
| Pioneer Football League | San Diego | 4th | 2017 | Second Round (L – North Dakota State) |
| Southern Conference | Wofford | 9th | 2017 | Quarterfinals (L – North Dakota State) |
| Southland Conference | Nicholls | 5th | 2017 | First Round (L – South Dakota) |

### At large qualifiers

| Conference | Team | Appearance | Last bid | Result |
| Big Sky Conference | Eastern Washington | 13th | 2016 | Semifinals (L – Youngstown State) |
| Big Sky Conference | UC Davis | 1st | – | |
| Big Sky Conference | Montana State | 9th | 2014 | First Round (L – South Dakota State) |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Delaware | 16th | 2010 | Championship Game (L – Eastern Washington) |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Elon | 3rd | 2017 | First Round (L – Furman) |
| Colonial Athletic Association | James Madison | 15th | 2017 | Championship Game (L – North Dakota State) |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Stony Brook | 4th | 2017 | Second Round (L – James Madison) |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Towson | 3rd | 2013 | Championship Game (L – North Dakota State) |
| Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northern Iowa | 20th | 2017 | Second Round (L – South Dakota State) |
| Missouri Valley Football Conference | South Dakota State | 8th | 2017 | Semifinals (L – James Madison) |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Southeast Missouri State | 2nd | 2010 | Second Round (L – Eastern Washington) |
| Southern Conference | East Tennessee State | 2nd | 1996 | Quarterfinals (L – Montana) |
| Southland Conference | Incarnate Word | 1st | – | |
| Southland Conference | Lamar | 1st | – | |

### Abstentions

* Ivy League – Princeton
* Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T
* Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State

## Postseason
### Bowl game

| Date | Game | Site | Television | Participants | Affiliations | Results |
| December 15 | Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 12:00 pm | ABC | North Carolina A&T Aggies (9–2) Alcorn State Braves (9–3) | MEAC SWAC | North Carolina A&T 24 Alcorn State 22 |

### NCAA Division I playoff bracket

| First Round November 24 Campus sites ESPN3 | First Round November 24 Campus sites ESPN3 | First Round November 24 Campus sites ESPN3 | Second Round December 1 Campus sites ESPN3 | Second Round December 1 Campus sites ESPN3 | Second Round December 1 Campus sites ESPN3 | Quarterfinals December 7/8 Campus sites ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 | Quarterfinals December 7/8 Campus sites ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 | Quarterfinals December 7/8 Campus sites ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 | Semifinals December 14/15 Campus sites ESPN2 | Semifinals December 14/15 Campus sites ESPN2 | Semifinals December 14/15 Campus sites ESPN2 | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| | | | 1 | North Dakota State | 52 | | | | | | | |
| Montana State | Montana State | 35 | | Montana State | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Montana State | Montana State | 35 | | Montana State | 10 | 1 | North Dakota State | 35 | | | | |
| Incarnate Word | Incarnate Word | 14 | | | | 1 | North Dakota State | 35 | | | | |
| Incarnate Word | Incarnate Word | 14 | | | | 8 | Colgate | 0 | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Colgate | 23 | 8 | Colgate | 0 | | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 20 | | James Madison | 20 | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 20 | | James Madison | 20 | | | | 1 | North Dakota State | 44 | |
| Delaware | Delaware | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | North Dakota State | 44 | |
| Delaware | Delaware | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | South Dakota State | 21 | |
| | | | 4 | Kennesaw State | 13 | | | | 5 | South Dakota State | 21 | |
| Wofford | Wofford | 19 | | Wofford | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Wofford | Wofford | 19 | | Wofford | 10 | 4 | Kennesaw State | 17 | | | | |
| Elon | Elon | 7 | | | | 4 | Kennesaw State | 17 | | | | |
| Elon | Elon | 7 | | | | 5 | South Dakota State | 27 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | South Dakota State | 51 | 5 | South Dakota State | 27 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | South Dakota State | 51 | | | | | | | January 5 – Toyota Stadium (ESPN2) | January 5 – Toyota Stadium (ESPN2) | January 5 – Toyota Stadium (ESPN2) |
| Towson | Towson | 10 | | Duquesne | 6 | | | | | | | January 5 – Toyota Stadium (ESPN2) | January 5 – Toyota Stadium (ESPN2) | January 5 – Toyota Stadium (ESPN2) |
| Towson | Towson | 10 | | Duquesne | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | North Dakota State | 38 |
| Duquesne | Duquesne | 31 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | North Dakota State | 38 |
| Duquesne | Duquesne | 31 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 24 |
| | | | 2 | Weber State | 48 | | | | | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 24 |
| SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State | 28 | | SE Missouri State | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
| SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State | 28 | | SE Missouri State | 23 | 2 | Weber State | 18 | | | | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 14 | | | | 2 | Weber State | 18 | | | | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 14 | | | | 7 | Maine | 23 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Maine | 55 | 7 | Maine | 23 | | | | | | |
| Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 34 | | Jacksonville State | 27 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 34 | | Jacksonville State | 27 | | | | 7 | Maine | 19 | | | |
| ETSU | ETSU | 27 | | | | | | | 7 | Maine | 19 | | | |
| ETSU | ETSU | 27 | | | | | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 50 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 42 | | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 50 | | | |
| Nicholls | Nicholls | 49 | | Nicholls | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicholls | Nicholls | 49 | | Nicholls | 21 | 3 | Eastern Washington | 34 | | | | | | |
| San Diego | San Diego | 30 | | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 34 | | | | | | |
| San Diego | San Diego | 30 | | | | 6 | UC Davis | 29 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | UC Davis | 23 | 6 | UC Davis | 29 | | | | | | |
| Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa | 16 | | Northern Iowa | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Pre-season international exhibitions

| Date | Name | Location | NCAA team | Hosting Team | Score |
| May 26, 2018 | Drake-China Ambassadors Bowl | UIBE, Beijing, China | Drake | China All-Stars (AFLC, CAFL, & CBL) | 77–0 |

## Kickoff games

One kickoff game was played during "Week Zero" on August 25:
* FCS Kickoff (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery): North Carolina A&T defeated Jacksonville State, 20–17

## Awards and honors
### Walter Payton Award

* The Walter Payton Award is given to the year's most outstanding offensive player. Finalists:
** Chandler Burks (QB), Kennesaw State
** Devlin Hodges (QB), Samford
** Easton Stick (QB), North Dakota State

### Buck Buchanan Award

* The Buck Buchanan Award is given to the year's most outstanding defensive player. Finalists:
** Zach Hall (LB), Southeast Missouri State
** Dante Olson (LB), Montana
** Derick Roberson (DE), Sam Houston State

### Jerry Rice Award

* The Jerry Rice Award is given to the year's most outstanding freshman.
** Winner: Josh Davis (RB), Weber State

### Coaches

* AFCA Coach of the Year: Joe Harasymiak, Maine
* Eddie Robinson Award: Dan Hawkins, UC Davis

## Coaching changes
### Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2018. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2018, see 2017 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.
| School | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement |
| Stephen F. Austin | Clint Conque | August 6 | Resigned | Jeff Byrd (interim) |
| Jackson State | Tony Hughes | October 28 | Fired | John Hendrick |
* ↑ Interim for remainder of season; interim tag removed on November 28, 2018.

### End of season

| School | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement |
| Eastern Illinois | Kim Dameron | November 18 | Contract not renewed | Adam Cushing |
| William & Mary | Jimmye Laycock | November 18 | Retired | Mike London |
| Howard | Mike London | November 19 | Hired as head coach by William & Mary | Ron Prince |
| Northern Arizona | Jerome Souers | November 19 | Retired | Chris Ball |
| Brown | Phil Estes | November 19 | Resigned | James Perry |
| McNeese State | Lance Guidry | November 20 | Contract not renewed | Sterlin Gilbert |
| Sacramento State | Jody Sears | November 26 | Fired | Troy Taylor |
| Texas Southern | Michael Haywood | November 27 | Resigned | Clarence McKinney |
| Stephen F. Austin | Jeff Byrd (interim) | December 1 | Permanent replacement | Colby Carthel |
| James Madison | Mike Houston | December 3 | Hired as head coach by East Carolina | Curt Cignetti |
| Bryant | James Perry | December 3 | Hired as head coach by Brown | Chris Merritt |
| Austin Peay | Will Healy | December 4 | Hired as head coach by Charlotte | Mark Hudspeth |
| Charleston Southern | Mark Tucker | December 7 | Resigned | Autry Denson |
| Savannah State | Erik Raeburn | December 7 | Fired | Shawn Quinn (interim) |
| Lehigh | Andy Coen | December 7 | Retired | Tom Gilmore |
| North Dakota State | Chris Klieman | December 10 | Hired as head coach by Kansas State | Matt Entz |
| Drake | Rick Fox | December 10 | Resigned | Todd Stepsis |
| North Carolina Central | Granville Eastman (interim) | December 12 | Permanent replacement | Trei Oliver |
| Chattanooga | Tom Arth | December 14 | Hired as head coach by Akron | Rusty Wright |
| Elon | Curt Cignetti | December 14 | Hired as head coach by James Madison | Tony Trisciani |
| Maine | Joe Harasymiak | December 21 | Hired as defensive assistant by Minnesota | Nick Charlton |
| Bucknell | Joe Susan | January 14 | Resigned | Dave Cecchini |
| Central Connecticut | Peter Rossomando | January 23 | Hired as offensive line coach by Rutgers | Ryan McCarthy |
| Valparaiso | Dave Cecchini | February 6 | Hired as head coach by Bucknell | Landon Fox |
| Morgan State | Ernest T. Jones (interim) | February 7 | Permanent replacement | Tyrone Wheatley |