#coaching-change

#coaching-change

London City Lionesses are set to appoint Spanish coach Eder Maestre as manager following the sacking of Jocelyn Precheur. Maestre was recently managing CD Tenerife Femenino in Spain's top-tier but left the club in December. London City, who were promoted to the Women's Super League for the first time this season, sacked Frenchman Precheur on Sunday. Precheur, 43, joined London City in 2024 from Paris St-Germain during a period of major investment by ambitious multi-club owner Michele Kang.

OXFORD, Miss. -- Trinidad Chambliss ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, and No. 6 Ole Miss looked unfazed by the defection of coach Lane Kiffin, beating No. 17 Tulane 41-10 on Saturday in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Scoring runs of 20 yards by Kewan Lacy and 4 yards by Chambliss gave Ole Miss (12-1) a 14-0 lead before eight minutes had elapsed in the coaching debut of Pete Golding, who was promoted from defensive coordinator after Kiffin left for LSU on Nov. 30.

At least the 41-year-old former defensive coordinator is predictable. That wasn't always the case with Lane Kiffin, the former Ole Miss coach who abruptly left the Rebels at the end of the regular season to take over SEC rival LSU. Kiffin seems to spend as much time on social media as he does residing in opposing defensive coordinators' heads because of his unpredictable playcalling.

Ohio University fired coach Brian Smith for cause on Wednesday, saying Smith violated his contract by "engaging in serious professional misconduct and participating in activities that reflect unfavorably on the University." The school did not provide specifics on Smith's misconduct. Smith, who went 8-4 in his first regular season as Bobcats coach, had been placed on leave Dec. 1 for undisclosed reasons. A message sent to Smith's attorney was not immediately returned.

Michigan has fired head football coach Sherrone Moore with cause after a university investigation found "credible evidence" he had "engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member," the school announced Wednesday. "This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy," athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement, "and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior." Moore started at Michigan in 2018 as tight ends coach and worked his way up to offensive coordinator.

The Falcons dropped to 4-9 after an embarrassing blowout loss to the Seahawks, and were officially eliminated from playoff contention. With issues mounting from all three phases and the roster looking shakier by the day, it's time to ask a serious question: will the Falcons make a coaching change? If so, when should we expect it to happen? Who are some top candidates to watch for 2026? Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of The Falcoholic Live!

CFP qualifier Tulane is expected to promote veteran assistant Will Hall to head coach, sources tell ESPN. He replaces Jon Sumrall who, last week, accepted the job to coach at Florida. Hall, 45, was the Green Wave's offensive coordinator in 2019-20 before he left to become head coach at Southern Miss from 2021-24. The Golden Eagles went 14-30 over the four seasons with Hall at the helm.

The Michigan State Spartans formally introduced Pat Fitzgerald as their new head coach this week, which came after the team dismissed Jonathan Smith. He led the team to a 9-15 record in his two seasons as head coach, including a 4-8 mark this year. For Fitzgerald, it's his first head coaching job since being fired by Northwestern in 2023 because of a hazing scandal. Fitzgerald was later vindicated after the school admitted he had no knowledge of the alleged misconduct. Fitzgerald will now look to usher in a new era of winning football for the Spartans, who last finished above .500 during the 2021 season.

I don't think any time teams fail, it's just one person. It's impossible.

Despite a contract that ran through the 2030 season, and with a $9 million payday in 2024, the university made the decision to move on from a coach who authored an impressive era in Lexington. Stoops would be owed 75% of his remaining salary, which equates to approximately $37.7 million. After a season that ended Saturday with a 41-0 loss to in-state rival Louisville, Stoops said he wasn't going anywhere.

The Bears take the field without nine-year coach Justin Wilcox, who was fired last Sunday following the Bears' 31-10 collapse in the Big Game at Stanford. Interim head coach Nick Rolovich, who is among at least 14 names on general manager Ron Rivera's list of potential replacements, indicated Tuesday he likely would be open to remaining on the staff even if someone else is chosen as coach. Rolovich served most of this season as senior offensive analyst . . .

Eric Morris, who has led North Texas to a school-best 10-1 record this season, has accepted the job to be the next coach at Oklahoma State, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.

Entering Saturday's 31-10 loss at Stanford, Wilcox had won four consecutive Big Games and led the team to a third consecutive bowl-eligible season, but the meltdown proved too much to keep his job. After careful consideration, we believe the time has come for new leadership, Bears football general manager Ron Rivera said in a statement. We wish Justin the best of luck in his future endeavors.

SJSU fired defensive coordinator Derrick Odum following a 55-10 loss against Nevada. Inside linebackers coach Bojay Filimoeatu will serve as the interim defensive coordinator for the final two games. During SJSU's loss to Nevada, the Spartans only had 270 total yards of offense, one yard more than their season low against Texas. Quarterback Walker Eget is coming off his worst game as an SJSU starter, only throwing for 74 yards and three interceptions.

A year before Virginia Tech came as close as it ever has to winning a national championship, it installed an empty trophy case in its football facility. The idea, the program's leadership believed, was that the case would eventually be filled. Frank Beamer had built the Hokies into a power, Michael Vick turned the program into a national brand, and championships were sure to follow.

The stands inside Boone Pickens Stadium are brimming with the usual unusual characters. Naturally, the fans in Section 2 NO-SHIRTY 1 are already shirtless. The most popular bananas on campus are here, too. The Kool-Aid Man, of course, is sitting just a few rows over. This is the scene 40 minutes before Oklahoma State's Week 12 visit from Kansas State. Amid the most forlorn season in the Cowboys' modern football history, the Stillwater faithful is coping as best it can this fall, uncovering new methods to mine slivers of joy out of its football misery.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Although there weren't expectations for rookie Cam Ward to lead the Tennessee Titans to a Super Bowl in his first season, there was a degree of belief that the No. 1 pick would offer a promising look into the future. There have been flashes, such as Ward's first NFL touchdown pass -- when he threw the ball across his body while scrambling to fellow rookie Elic Ayomanor against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2.

Ivan Juric has been relieved of his duties as Atalanta's head coach after an underwhelming start to the Serie A season. Juric, who replaced Gian Piero Gasperini in June, oversaw just 15 matches in all competitions, winning just four of those games, while drawing a staggering eight times. Indeed, five of those stalemates came in succession in the Italian top-flight, drawing that many games for the first time since 2011 under Stefano Colantuono (also five).

Rival programs have cast their attention to Auburn's incoming class since the program fired coach Hugh Freeze last weekend. Elsewhere, Ohio State, Texas and Texas Tech are among the programs charging for late-cycle flips with key visitors expected on campus in the coming weeks, while the market for premium defensive tackles, led by fall decommits Danny Beale ( Oklahoma State), Dylan Berymon (Texas) and Emanuel Ruffin ( Colorado) is intensifying this month.

The Big Ten title might have gone through the Week 10 meeting between the Penn State Nittany Lions' visit to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Instead, Penn State's season collapsed and it has fired James Franklin and the Lions lost their starting QB, Drew Allar, for the season. The Buckeyes have been unstoppable and largely unchallenged this season. QB Julian Sayin has been remarkably efficient, completing 80% of his passes with a 19-to-3 touchdown-to-interception ratio.

Genoa, Serie A's bottom side, have sacked Patrick Vieira after a winless start to their campaign, with three draws and six losses. The former France midfielder Vieira took over in November last year when Genoa were 17th and helped the club avoid relegation, finishing 13th in the Italian top flight. However, they made a dismal start to the new season, scoring four goals in nine matches.

Bayern Munich will face off with perennial pain in the butt, Borussia Mönchengladbach, in a game that looks extremely lopsided on the surface. Gladbach is in the midst of a trainwreck of a season where nothing seems to be working and also where the club has already changed coaches. It has been nothing short of a debacle so far --

The Florida Gators are turning to Steve Spurrier to help fix the team's floundering offense. Steve Spurrier Jr., anyway. Interim coach Billy Gonzales said Wednesday the younger Spurrier, who was hired as an offensive analyst earlier this year, will be more involved with quarterback DJ Lagway when the Gators (3-4, 2-2 SEC) play No. 5 Georgia (6-1, 4-1) in Jacksonville on Nov. 1.

The Knicks clearly have made changes, firing coach Tom Thibodeau despite the success he brought, importing Mike Brown to revamp the system and strengthening the bench. But all of the changes that work fine on paper work only if the Knicks can figure out a way to play to their strengths - the offensive ability of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.

The Titans fired head coach Brian Callahan on Monday in the midst of his second season with the team, logging a 4-19 record over his time in Tennessee. Senior offensive assistant Mike McCoy was named Callahan's replacement as the interim head coach. He'll be tabbed with trying to turn around the last-place Titans, who'll take on a Patriots team that's 4-2 and unexpectedly in first place in the AFC East entering Week 7.