As of 2/12/2025, 52 NCHSAA schools and 11 NC colleges have made our Football Head Coach changes lists.
Latest HS news: North Lincoln finds their man in Chris Hinson Alexander Central hires Chris Marshall, John Wheeler leaves the colleage ranks to take Martin County job, Robbinsville promotes Lucas Ford, Davie hires Brian Hinson away from West Cabarrus, East Burke hires former Chris Cogdill, Former Crest job Jim Sosebee takes job at Chase, Hopewell hires Brandon Sneed, Tim Hawkins leaves Cherokee, TW Andrews hires Mook Reynolds, Bear Bradley leaves Trinity for Guilford County job, Bobby Martin leaving Morehead, Montgomery Central hires Jack Carpenter, Mountain Heritage promotes Jered Pope to replace retiring Joey Robinson, Rob Fronk the new coach at Apex, Tony McCants resigns from Southern Alamance, Randleman hires David Diamont, Surry Central hires Jamie Fortner away from North Stokes, Dontre Brown hired at Byrd, Robbinsville's Dee Walsh retires, former Carolina Panther Captain Munnerlyn hired at Chambers, Northeast Guilford hires Antonio Hall, Scott Loosemore hired at Fairmont, Trask hires Ty Lovette, Seaforth looking for second coach in school history, Garinger hires Jupiter Wilson, McDowell's Darrell Brewer resigns, Washington brings back Brian Paschal, Southwest Onslow hires former player Zach Garvey, Butch Carter retires from Alexander Central, Forbush hires Logan Holder, Ben McMillan out at Cramer, Beddingfield looking for a new coach, Donnie Kiefer returns to Central Cabarrus after 8 seasons in South Carolina, Providence Grove names AD Cody Moran as head coach, Davie looking for a new coach, Hickory Ridge hires Brandon Gentry away from Hopewell, Bill Sochovka retires from Pine Forest.
Latest college news: Shaw University Names Lamar Manigo as Football Coach; ECSU Vikings Hire Adrian Jones as Head Coach; Greg Ruffin Declines Shaw Position for Health Reasons; Davidson Hires Rising Star Saj Thakkar; Wake Forest Moves Quickly, Taps Jake Dickert to Lead Demon Deacons; Dave Clawson Steps Down From Wake Forest; UNC hires NFL legend Bill Belichick; Charlotte hires Ohio's Tim Albin; App State hires South Carolina OC Dowell Loggains; North Carolina A&T Moves Quickly, Brings Back Shawn Gibbs to Lead Aggies; Bob Curtin Steps Down at St. Andrews; Vincent Brown's tenure at A&T over; Shaw lets Adrian Jones go; App State parts ways with Shawn Clark; Mack Brown out at UNC; Scott Abell leaves Davidson to take job at Rice; ECU takes the interim tag off Blake Harrell; Biff Poggi out at Charlotte; Marcus Hilliard steps down from Elizabeth City State; East Carolina dismisses Mike Houston; St. Augustine's cancels its 2024 season and has not made a decision on the future of its football program.
Carolina Gridiron's Coaching Changes List
College | Old Coach | New Coach |
---|---|---|
Alexander Central | Butch Carter | Chris Marshall |
Apex | John Mozerka | Rob Fronk |
Beddingfield | Ben Ellis | TBD |
Bessemer City | Shane Short | TBD |
Byrd | Maurice Huey | Dontre Brown |
Central Cabarrus | Zach Bevilacqua | Donnie Kiefer |
Chambers | Brandon Wiggins | Captain Munnerlyn |
Chase | Chris Cogdill | Jim Sosebee |
Cherokee | Tim Hawkins | TBD |
Cramer | Ben McMillan | TBD |
Davie | Tim Devericks | Brian Hinson |
East Burke | Allen Wittenberg (1) | Chris Cogdill |
East Chapel Hill | Larry Stroud | TBD |
East Davidson | Brock Edwards | Ryan McClamrock |
East Gaston | Bret Story | Nate Medici |
Fairmont | Jeremy Carthen | Scott Loosemore |
Felton Grove | New School | TBD |
Forbush | Jeremy Funderburk | Logan Holder |
Garinger | Deangelo Lloyd | Jupiter Wilson |
Harding | Terence Cunningham (2) | TBD |
Hickory Ridge | Jupiter Wilson | Brandon Gentry |
High Point Central | Chuck Doak | TBD |
Hopewell | Brandon Gentry | Brandon Sneed |
Madison | Austin Ponder | TBD |
Martin County | Hunter Jenks | John Wheeler |
McDowell | Darrell Brewer | TBD |
Montgomery Central | Chris Metzger | Jack Carpenter |
Morehead | Bobby Martin | TBD |
Mountain Heritage | Joey Robinson | Jered Pope |
New Hanover | Dylan Dimock | TBD |
North Lincoln | Nick Bazzle | Chris Hinson |
North Stokes | Jamie Fortner | TBD |
Northeast Guilford | Parris Baxter | Antonio Hall |
Pamlico | Jack Taylor (3) | Brandon Akins |
Person | Carl Smith | TBD |
Pine Forest | Bill Sochovka | TBD |
Providence Grove | Mark Heilig (4) | Cody Moran |
Randleman | Shane Timmons | David Diamont |
Robbinsville | Dee Walsh | Lucas Ford |
Seaforth | Terrance Gary | TBD |
Southern Alamance | Tony McCants | TBD |
Southwest Guilford | Marlon White | TBD |
Southwest Onslow | Charlie Dempsey | Zach Garvey |
Surry Central | Monty Southern | Jamie Fortner |
TW Andrews | Mitchell Jenkins | Mook Reynolds |
Topsail | Jack Teachey | TBD |
Trask | Lawrence Ches | Ty Lovette |
Triangle Math and Science | Rodney Smith | TBD |
Trinity | Bear Bradley | TBD |
Wake Prep | Shon Bethea | TBD |
Washington | Matt Taylor | Brian Paschal |
West Cabarrus | Brian Hinson | TBD |
1. Served as interim coach after Derrick Minor resigned.
2. Served as interim coach after JT Stone resigned.
3. Served as interim coach after Bobby Griffin resigned.
4. Served as interim coach for 2024 season.
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