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Head-coach changes affecting the 2026 season at NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA programs, newest first. Every entry links to its source.

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  1. D3

    Thiel

    OutSam Bauman
    InGreg Polis (interim)

    Fired

    Source 1

  3. D2

    Tuskegee

    OutAaron James
    InKeith Higdon (interim)

    Fired

    Source 1

  4. D3

    Albion

    OutTravis Rundle
    InStephen Wasil (interim)

    Fired

    Source 1

  6. D3

    Bluffton

    OutChris Hedden
    InCody Crawford (interim)

    Fired

    Source 1

  9. D2

    Jamestown

    OutBrian Mistro
    InTom Dosch

    Resigned (became school's athletic director)

    Source 1

  11. Hire confirmed by official release (Apr 9, 2026). Departure (announced to team Mar 3, 2026, to take another coaching job) per Clarke student newspaper The Crux, not an official release.

  12. D3

    Westminster (PA)

    OutScott Benzel
    InEJ White (interim)

    Hired as assistant coach by Duke

    Source 1Source 2

  15. D2

    Tiffin

    OutBrett Ekkens
    InZack Blair

    Hired as assistant by Arizona Cardinals

    Source 1Source 2

  18. D2

    Wayne State (MI)

    OutTyrone Wheatley
    InTerrence Isaac

    Resigned

    Source 1Source 2

  20. D3

    Eureka

    OutRandy Starks
    InDion Jordan

    Resigned

    Source 1

  22. D3

    Maritime

    OutAnthony Trotta
    InAndrew Dresner

    Hired as assistant coach by Bucknell

    Source 1Source 2

  23. D2

    Millersville

    OutBrian Ferguson (interim)
    InDrew Folmar

    Permanent replacement

    Source 1

  26. D2

    Harding

    OutPaul Simmons
    InRoddy Mote

    Resigned (named as team's general manager)

    Source 1

  32. NAIA

    Saint Mary (KS)

    OutLance Hinson
    InTaylor Calvert

    Reason not stated in official announcement

    Source 1

    Official release (Dec 30, 2025) confirms Taylor Calvert hire (previously USM OC); outgoing coach/reason not stated, so reason left blank.

  33. D2

    Edinboro

    OutMatthew Scott
    InEric Crandall (interim)

    Hired as defensive coordinator by Albany

    Source 1Source 2

  34. D2

    UT Permian Basin

    OutKris McCullough
    InChris Softley

    Hired as head coach by Gardner–Webb

    Source 1Source 2

  36. NAIA

    Simpson (CA)

    OutShawn Daniel
    InTrevor Utter

    Resigned

    Source 1Source 2

  37. NAIA

    Missouri Baptist

    OutJason Burianek
    InMarc Lillibridge

    Reason not stated in official announcement

    Source 1

    Official release (Dec 18, 2025) confirms Marc Lillibridge hire (previously MBU LB coach, 2025); outgoing coach/reason not stated, so reason left blank.

  38. NAIA

    St. Thomas (FL)

    OutBill Rychel
    InDrew Davis

    Resigned (became school's athletic director)

    Source 1

  41. NAIA

    Avila

    OutDerrick Alexander
    InEd Warinner

    Reason not stated in official announcement

    Source 1

    Official release (Dec 15, 2025) confirms Ed Warinner hire; it does not mention the outgoing coach or why he left, so reason left blank.

  42. D3

    Marietta

    OutTom Kaufman
    InTom Hinkle

    Hired as head coach by Saint Ignatius HS (OH)

    Source 1Source 2

  44. D3

    Ithaca

    OutMichael Toerper
    InBrandon Maguire

    Hired as defensive coordinator by Cornell

    Source 1Source 2

  47. D3

    Sewanee

    OutTracy Malone (interim)
    InJoe Freitag

    Permanent replacement hired

    Source 1

  48. D3

    Lawrence

    OutAdam Gonzaga
    InDaniel Galante

    Fired

    Source 1

  55. D3

    Wittenberg

    OutJoe Nemith (interim)
    InBJ Coad

    Permanent replacement

    Source 1

  60. D3

    Loras

    OutSteve Helminiak
    InBrandon Novak

    Fired

    Source 1

  66. D2

    Concordia–St. Paul

    OutShannon Currier
    InJoshua Schumacher

    Fired

    Source 1Source 2

  70. D3

    Bethany (WV)

    OutBrandon Robinson
    InDavid Blake

    Fired

    Source 1Source 2

  77. D2

    Arkansas–Monticello

    OutHud Jackson
    InGary Goff

    Resigned (became school's athletic director, effective at season's end)

    Source 1Source 2

  79. D3

    Averett

    OutPatrick Henry
    InMatt Quinn

    Moved to administrative position (effective at season's end)

    Source 1Source 2

Seeded from the coaching-change tables in Wikipedia's 2025 and 2026 NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA season articles; only entries with a cited source are shown. Where a school's announcement confirms the hire but not why the previous coach left, the reason is left blank.