DAILY DIRT – 4/2/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard… Multiple sources are saying that South Alabama head coach Richie Riley is the leader at Morehead State. Riley served as an assistant coach at NAIA Pikeville from 2006-09 when Morehead AD Kelly Wells was the head coach there. In addition to his six seasons as
Fee resigns at Gannon – where’s he headed?
Gannon head men’s basketball coach Jordan Fee has resigned after going 32-3 (20-2) in his one season on the job. His squad advanced to the NCAA Elite 8 in what was one of the best turnarounds in college basketball – Gannon was 3-23 (3-19) before Fee got there. Prior to landing at Gannon, Fee was
DAILY DIRT – 4/1/24
April 1st, and we’ve already had 55 D1 changes. Over the weekend on X, I set the O/U on 9.5 more (and I’m leaning over). I also expect the D2’s and D3’s to start getting busy this month. Here are a few things that I’ve heard to kick off the week… New Central Arkansas head
REPORT: Jerrod Calhoun finalizing 5-yr deal at Utah State
According to a Pete Thamel report, Youngstown State’s Jerrod Calhoun is finalizing a 5-year deal to become the head coach at Utah State. Calhoun has been at YSU for the past seven seasons where he has gone 118-106 (.527). He just led Youngstown to back-to-back 20 win seasons for the first time in school history.
REPORT: College of Charleston expected to hire Chris Mack
According to a report from Field of 68’s Goodman, the College of Charleston is expected to hire former Louisville and Xavier head coach Chris Mack to replace Pat Kelsey (Louisville). Mack had a ton of success at Xavier (2009-18), making the NCAA tournament in 8 of his 9 seasons with the Musketeers and advancing to
REPORT: Southern Illinois expected to name Nagy as new Head Basketball Coach
ESPN’s Jeff Borzello is reporting that Southern Illinois is expected to hire Wright State’s Scott Nagy as their new head basketball coach. Nagy has 29-years experience as a head coach having serving the past eight at Wright State, and the previous 21 seasons at South Dakota State. He holds an overall career mark of 577-332
Louisville schedules 3pm presser to introduce Pat Kelsey as new Head Basketball Coach
The University of Louisville has scheduled a 3pm press conference for today where they will introduce Pat Kelsey as their new head men’s basketball coach. Kelsey has spent the past three seasons as the head coach at the College of Charleston, where he went 75-27 (.735). This past season, he led the Cougars to a
REPORT: SMU expected to hire USC’s Andy Enfield as new Head Coach
According to a Field of 68 report, USC’s Andy Enfield is expected to sign a deal to become the next head coach at SMU. Enfield has spent the past 11-seasons at USC where he went 220-147 (.599). He also served as the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast from 2011-13, where he went 41-28 (.594).
REPORT: Florida Atlantic to hire Baylor’s Jakus
According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Florida Atlantic will hire Baylor associate head coach John Jakus to replace Dusty May (Michigan) as their new head basketball coach. Jakus has been at Baylor for the past seven seasons, and was on staff at Gonzaga for three seasons before that. More on this one
REPORT: Long Beach State finalizing deal with SDSU’s Acker
According to a Jon Rothstein report, Long Beach State is finalizing a deal with San Diego State assistant Chris Acker to become their new head basketball coach. Acker has been at SDSU for the past five seasons, and has also been an assistant at Boise State and Hawai’i. He also spent time as the head
REPORT: Pacific to hire Texas Tech’s Smart
The Field of 68’s Goodman is reporting that Pacific has hired Texas Tech assistant Dave Smart. Before joining the TTU staff, Smart spent 18 seasons as the head coach at Carleton University, where he amassed 656 wins. More on this one once it’s official.