Lee spent seven seasons at Clemson and in his first four, he led the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament, three times hosted regionals and won the 2016 ACC Tournament. Former coach: Mike BatesoleNew coach: Ryan Overland (interim). That came on the heels of a trip to the College World Series in 2018 and was the first time the Longhorns missed regionals in three seasons under coach David Pierce. Sogard, 33, figures to follow a similar path. Former coach: Greg BealsNew coach: Bill Mosiello. After losing to a 10-18 (now 11-18) Kansas Jayhawks team, add Missouri Head Coach Larissa Andersen and her entire staff to the list of coaches on the Hot Seat to be fired. Following that postseason run, USC hired him away. By fall, however, with football able to proceed with its season, the coaching market began to thaw. In making VCU a consistent contender in the Atlantic 10 Conference, hes established himself as one of the best young coaches in the country and more high-end interest should follow. Jackson is in a good spot and can choose any further moves carefully. The Huskies three NCAA Tournament appearances all came with Kelly on staff and hes regarded as one of the best pitching coaches in the country. Can that harmony continue? By Brad Crawford Jan 20, 2021. You can submit your questions here. No. OConnor was an assistant coach at Notre Dame under Mainieri and has since built Virginia into one of the best programs in the ACC. Since resigning from Alabama in 2016, hes worked as an assistant at Kansas State, Georgia and now Louisiana Tech. Since that peak they havent been quite as good, and the Spartans have missed the Big Ten Tournament in two of the last three conference seasons. He spent 2020 and 2022 as an assistant coach with the program, sandwiched around a season at Miami. But it is still an active coaching market. Since the end of the 2019 season, there have been 41 coaching changes . When you've only enjoyed three winning seasons and reached the postseason once in six years (NIT in 2018), you should expect your seat to be hot entering year seven. He helped guide the Lions through their transition to Division I as members of the ASUN Conference. After all, the Bears went 8-23 the . The mens basketball job market is off to an early start, as Boston College this week fired Jim Christian. Chad Holbrook was let go in 2017 after missing regionals twice in three years. Last years market was flush with big jobs. So, where will the open jobs come from? Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images/Getty Images College baseball over the last five years has averaged about 30 head . On April 27, the school announced associate head coach Eddie Cornejo will be promoted to head coach at the end of the season. Schlossnagles experience building programs and winning big in the Lone Star State makes it easy to see why both schools would be interested. With cost-cutting taking place throughout universities, an athletic director could look to offer a new hire a smaller guaranteed contract than the current head coach, perhaps with incentive clauses making up the difference. He previously coached at Winthrop and in 2014 was the volunteer assistant at Miami. He also managed in the minor leagues, a stretch that included a season of coaching Mike Trout in Double-A. But after the canceled 2020 season, Clemson last year posted its first losing record since 1958 and this year missed the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. He is the winningest coach . He also was a minor league manager for seven seasons, a tenure that includes managing Mike Trout in Double-A. What to know: Meggs announced his retirement on June 6 after 13 seasons at the program's helm. He has led the Blue Hens to the NCAA Tournament three times, most recently in 2017, and will finish his career with the second most wins in program history. Ten takes in 5 minutes (11'): Who besides Tennessee & LSU can win the SEC, top 3 conferences heading into the year, most improved team predictions, coaches on hot seat, breakout player. If Casey, 62, is going to come out of retirement, it would have to be for the right opportunity. Mike Anderson didn't receive a vote of confidence from St. John's, but he got no hot-seat warning, either. All that good work comes to a halt next month, however, as the program will be eliminated. They return much of that team this spring and begin the year as the conferences favorites in Hills seventh season at the programs helm. Chris Pollard, head coach, Duke: Pollard has taken a dormant program that hadnt been to the NCAA Tournament since 1968 and turned it into a consistent regional team. Former coach:Nick RestainoNew coach: Pat Egan. VCU has become the powerhouse of the Atlantic 10 Conference, consistently winning 35 games a season under Stiffler. Fitzgerald comes to Kansas after an impressive career as an assistant coach. Former coach: Lindsay Meggs (retired)New coach: Jason Kelly. Mamula spent the last seven seasons as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic and previously was an assistant coach for five years at Delaware from 2002-06. To absolutely no one's surprise . He's in his 16th season as a head coach and third at CSUN. Record: 35-58, 15-43 (3 seasons) Contract: 2019 signed a five-year contract though 2023-24. What to know: Butler announced on May 18 that Schrage would retire at the end of the season, his 34th as a head coach. Lower-end major conference jobs are an area to watch. The same may be true of high-end mid-major jobs. Jeff Duncan, Kent State: The Golden Flashes last four head coaches (Bob Todd, Danny Hall, Rick Rembielak and Scott Stricklin) all eventually left for jobs in the Big Ten, ACC or SEC. He has been a head coach for 20 years, the last 12 coming at Ohio State. Now that Scott Frost no . What to know: Moranda announced his retirement following the season, his 15th coaching Western Carolina. What to know:After four years, Sabo is out at Akron after restarting the program following its elimination in 2015. College baseball over the last five years has averaged about 30 head coaching changes annually. What to know: Kuhn resigned following the season, his third as head coach, to move into private business. Martin Jr. went 77-54 in three seasons and twice made the NCAA Tournament, but for the first time since 1981-85, the Seminoles have not advanced past regionals in back-to-back seasons. Three of those were generated in the new year due to coaches leaving for jobs in pro ball. Associate head coach Trent Pratt was named the interim head coach and went 16-9 the rest of the way, including a 10-5 mark in West Coast Conference play. And that success came after he took Appalachian State to a regional final. He this season led the Knights to 24 wins and a fourth-place finish in the Northeast Conference, their best season since 2016. Former coach: Jeff WaggonerNew coach: Greg Beals. He went 339-478-3 during his tenure and led the Thundering Herd to a winning record just three times. Roberts was promoted to head coach after spending the last six seasons on staff under Hadra. There are a number of coaches whose contracts expire in 2022 who could end up on the hot seat with a poor season this spring. He previously served as head coach at Old Dominion for six seasons and spent 15 years as an assistant coach at South Carolina. Jarrett, a Florida State alum, led the Fighting Irish to the 2022 College World Series and in 2021 won the ACC title and fell one win shy of a trip to Omaha. In that time, hes built a long track record both as a hitting coach and a recruiter, aiding in the development of players such as Spencer Torkelson, Kyle Schwarber, Hunter Bishop and Alex Dickerson. So, leaving wont come easy for OSullivan, 52. There are, however, a few flashpoints that could upset the status quo if things break wrong this spring. Etheridge: SEC Weekend Dish. Dave Aranda, Baylor Bears. He went 262-208 with the Cougars and led them to the 2017 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in regionals since 2002. Davis led Ole Miss to the NCAA Tournament in his first year, 2018-19, but the team had only one winning season since. What to know:Thomas resigned following the season, his 15th as head coach of the Mavericks. Hendersons experience makes him a quality candidate at Utah and beyond. Few major conference jobs should be expected to open. He was fired by the Buckeyes at the end of the season before being hired by Akron, but he never coached an official game for the Zips, as he leaves after fall practice. He previously spent 11 seasons at Oregon State, helping reside over the Beavers remarkable run from 2017-19 that included the 2018 national title and Adley Rutchmans emergence as the 2019 Player of the Year. ), a Division III school. Jake Gautreau, recruiting coordinator/hitting coach, Mississippi State: Gautreau is one of the most respected assistant coaches in the country, both as a recruiter and as a hitting coach. Bill Mosiello, associate head coach, Texas Christian: Mosiello has one of the most interesting resumes in the game. McMullan is clearly comfortable in Charlottesville, but theres little doubt hed be successful as a head coach. He led the Spartans to a share of the 2011 Big Ten regular-season title and they reached the NCAA Tournament the following year for the first time since 1979. Former coach: Mike ColeNew coach:David Miller. Rodriguez ends his tenure in Waco at 197-146, making him the third-winningest coach in program history. The news has been met with pushback by many in the campus community but reversing the decision wont be easy. What to know: BYU on April 11 announced Littlewood was resigning as head coach effective immediately, citing personal reasons. He led the Antelopes through their transition to Division I and to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons, including this year as an at-large team. Kevin McMullan, associate head coach, Virginia: McMullan, the 2009 Assistant Coach of the Year, has been voted by head coaches as the assistant coach with the brightest future as a head coach each of the last three times Baseball America has held the survey, most recently in 2020. Childress is 592-207-3 in 15 seasons at Texas A&M, has made the last 13 NCAA Tournaments, twice guided the Aggies to the College World Series and in 2016 won the SEC Tournament. December 21, 2016. His prowess as a recruiter and his role in helping make DBU one of the most consistent mid-major programs in the country should be attractive to athletic directors. He spent the last year as head coach at Penn State-Abington. ACC. Hes been courted for head coaching jobs before and will continue to be in demand, though hes in a good spot at TCU. The Texas head coach is on ESPN's list of coaches on the "hot seat" as he enters his 3rd season with the program. He for two seasons was head coach at McDaniel (Md. He in 2004 led St. Bonaventure to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. For schools in mid- and low-major conferences, however, the calculus is a bit different. We have you covered. Beck was on June 10 announced as WCU's next head coach. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! What to know: Sudbrook on Oct. 4 announced he would retire, effective Dec. 31, after 36 seasons as head coach of the Bonnies. He went 581-558-3, led the Jayhawks to regionals three times and won the 2006 Big 12 Tournament. He led the Catamounts to the 2016 NCAA Tournament and twice won the Southern Conference title. He went 581-558-3, led the Jayhawks to regionals three times and won the 2006 Big 12 Tournament. While the Aggies this year finished in last place in the SEC West, Childress, 52, had previously led them to 13 straight regionals and two College World Series appearances. Former coach: Dave Schrage (retired)New coach: Blake Beemer. No. Former coach: Jim Sherman (retired)New coach: Greg Mamula. Dan Fitzgerald, associate head coach, Dallas Baptist: Fitzgerald was the head coach at Des Moines (Iowa) JC for five years before moving to DBU for the 2013 season and he may soon be leading a program again, this time at the Division I level. Former coach: T.J. BruceNew coach: Jake McKinley. Plotting 90th percentile exit velocity against contact rate for college hitters ranked among our top 200 list. Campbell is the Big South Conference favorite again this spring and a third-straight title would certainly be eye catching on a resume. Lane Burroughs, head coach, Louisiana Tech: Burroughs this season led Louisiana Tech to its best season in more than 30 years and has the Bulldogs as a regional host. Draft expert Carlos Collazo will be hosting a chat at noon ET Thursday to answer any questions you might have regarding the 2023 draft class. Prior to joining Pierces staff at Sam Houston, Allen also was an assistant coach at Houston and Florida International. SIU won its most games since 1990 and played deep into May with a chance to reach the NCAA Tournament. Last years coaching market was hyperactive, as 40 programs changed head coaches. In some situations, a job change could be a chance for an athletic director to upgrade at coach and come out at least cost neutral. After the pandemic canceled the 2020 season, there were few coaching changes aside from retirements. If the Flyers this spring can take the next step, King will see his profile rise. Last preseason's Coaches on the Hot Seat column featured the names of five power-conference coaches whose job security seemed iffy, at the time of publication, for one reason or another. That was a sharp increase from 2020, when there were 14 coaching changes, and up from pre-pandemic levels, when there were on average 25-30 changes annually. Last year, five of the nine coaches on this short list were fired, while two remain on the hot seat (Nebraska's Scott Frost, Arizona State's Herm Edwards), one cooled his seat down (UTEP's. Joseph sophomore Tounde Yessoufou had a big double-double, with 29 points on 14-for-18 shooting from the floor, and 12 rebounds in an 87-44 win over Arroyo Grande on Tuesday. In between his time at William & Mary and Delaware, he was head coach at West Chester (Pa.), where he won the national championship in 2012 and 2017. As we do every year, Baseball America is tracking the latest news and movement in the college baseball coaching market. What to know:Wedge starred at Wichita State before moving on to professional baseball and eventually becoming a big league manager had led his alma mater since 2019. "His experience with Finlandia as a student-athlete and . Former coach: Chris TraczNew coach: Lance Ratchford. There are already four open jobs Charleston Southern, Holy Cross, Pacific and St. Johns all enter the season with interim head coaches. The Leathernecks went 19-86, including an 8-44 mark in 2022. Former coach: Ritch PriceNew coach: Dan Fitzgerald. Nate Thompson, recruiting coordinator/hitting coach, Arkansas: Thompson is in his fourth season at Arkansas and has helped the Razorbacks develop into this seasons top-ranked team. Meggs was a head coach for 29 years, beginning with 13 seasons at Chico State (Calif.), where he twice won the Division II national championship. Shaun Stiffler, head coach, Virginia Commonwealth: In nine years as the Rams head coach, Stiffler, 42, has led them to super regionals and three regular-season conference titles in four seasons (2017, 2019, 2021). Just after the new year, Marshall hired Beals to take over the program. Still, Michigan State has made impressive progress as a program under Boss. Hot Seat Rating: 6. The following year, UTA finished won the regular-season title in the Western Athletic Conference. Had two of his guys drafted after his first season. Lance Rhodes, head coach, Southern Illinois: Rhodes, 35, is in just his second season as a head coach but what a season its been. Cal went 14-18 in his first year, which all things considered, isn't an awful start. Perhaps just as importantly, Southern had a perfect APR score last year after just a couple years ago being ineligible for the postseason due to its poor APR. His energy and success on the recruiting trail makes him a strong candidate for a variety of jobs, but especially at a place that he knows as well as Kennesaw State. Shaw is a name that seems to pop up in connection to NFL head coach vacancies every season. Here are five mid-major coaches who may be a little off the radar now, but could this spring elevate their profile. With Opening Day fast approaching, heres a look at some of the factors that will drive this years coaching market and what to be watching throughout the spring. Breaking down the performance of the seven draft-and-follow players selected in the 2022 draft. Stiffler spent the last 10 years as head coach at Virginia Commonwealth and was an assistant coach at the program for five years prior. Hes won everywhere hes gone, now including Gardner-Webb. 3. Carl Lafferty, recruiting coordinator, Mississippi: SEC assistant coaches are always in demand on the job market and Lafferty is among the best. He went 346-288-1 with the Buckeyes, including a 17-9 mark against archrival Michigan. Former coach:Jim FosterNew coach: Chris Tracz. It doesnt hurt that the Patriots have won back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference titles. To replace him, Baylor hired Thompson, who spent the last nine years as head coach of McLennan (Texas) JC and won the 2021 national championship. He led the Bulldogs to the 2008 national championship and made the NCAA Tournament eight times. After a tumultuous year, 2022 is unlikely to bring as much change. Jeff Hafley, Boston College The passing game is great, Boston College is looking dangerous, and there's a shot Hafley becomes one of the hot rising coaches with a big year. Former coach: Link JarrettNew coach:Shawn Stiffler. Vazquez is a strong recruiter who helped Melendez build powerhouses at Bethune-Cookman and Alabama State and now has kept the Hornets as one of the top programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. It was a sensational run for a program that had made regionals just once in the 13 years between Paul Mainieri's departure and Jarrett's arrival. Link Jarrett, head coach, Notre Dame: LSU went to Notre Dame the last time it needed a coach, could history repeat itself 15 years later? WKU has not made regionals since 2009. Former coach: Larry Owens (retired)New coach: Chris Dominguez. Former coach: Bill Brown (retired)New coach:Shawn Camp. Boss is 342-275 in 12 seasons at Michigan State. Ben Greenspan, associate head coach, Arizona State: Greenspan, 37, has spent the last 13 seasons working as an assistant coach under Tracy Smith at ASU and Indiana. What to know:Bruce left Nevada after seven seasons as head coach to become the associate head coach at Texas Christian, where he replaces Bill Mosiello, who was hired to be head coach at Ohio State. Now, he will get his first chance to lead a program and takes over the Rams with them at the top of the Atlantic 10 Conference. 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