Years of Hire for Every Current DI Head Coach (Updated - 2026 Version)

With yesterday’s hiring of Timmy McCall by The Citadel all of the DI head coaching positions have been filled. So, unless something drastic happens, we’ll have four new full-time head coaches for the 2026-27 campaign. In addition to highlighting the big four, we’ve also included years of hire for each of the other current DI head coaches. 

****This has been updated after Pat Santoro stepped down at Lehigh and Brad Dillon was elevated to head coach****
 

2026

Illinois - Jeremy Hunter

Iowa State: Brent Metcalf

Lehigh - Brad Dillon

SIU Edwardsville - Daryl Thomas

The Citadel - Timmy McCall
 

2025 

Army West Point - Troy Nickerson

Binghamton - Ryan LeBlanc

Campbell - TJ Dudley

Kent State - Josh Moore

Mercyhurst - Jimmy Overhiser

Penn - Matt Valenti

Northern Colorado - Teyon Ware
 

2024

Bloomsburg - John Stutzman

Buffalo - Donnie Vinson

Central Michigan - Ben Bennett

Columbia - Donny Pritzlaff

Hofstra - Jamie Franco

Long Island - John Arceri

Oklahoma State - David Taylor

Utah Valley - Adam Hall
 

2023

North Carolina - Rob Koll

North Dakota State - Obe Blanc

Oklahoma - Roger Kish 

Princeton - Joe Dubuque

Stanford - Chris Ayres
 

2022

Brown - Jordan Leen 

Davidson - Nate Carr Jr. 

Morgan State - Kenny Monday
 

2021

American - Jason Borrelli

Bellarmine - Ned Shuck

Cornell - Mike Grey 

CSU Bakersfield - Luke Smith
 

2020

Navy - Cary Kolat 

Oregon State - Chris Pendleton
 

2019

Maryland - Alex Clemsen
 

2018

Chattanooga - Kyle Ruschell 

Edinboro - Matt Hill

Indiana - Angel Escobedo

Little Rock - Neil Erisman

Michigan - Sean Bormet 

Presbyterian - Mark Cody

South Dakota State - Damion Hahn 

VMI - Jim Gibson

West Virginia - Tim Flynn 

Wisconsin - Chris Bono
 

2017

George Mason - Frank Beasley

Pittsburgh - Keith Gavin

Rider - John Hangey 

Sacred Heart - John Clark

Virginia Tech - Tony Robie
 

2016

Cal Poly - Jon Sioredas

Minnesota - Brandon Eggum

Northwestern - Matt Storniolo
 

2015

Michigan State - Roger Chandler
 

2014

Air Force - Sam Barber

Arizona State - Zeke Jones 

Clarion - Keith Ferraro

Purdue - Tony Ersland
 

2013

Lock Haven - Scott Moore
 

2012

Duke - Glen Lanham

NC State - Pat Popolizio
 

2011

Drexel - Matt Azevedo 

Northern Illinois - Ryan Ludwig
 

2010

Franklin & Marshall - Mike Rogers

Gardner-Webb - Daniel Elliott

Northern Iowa - Doug Schwab
 

2009

Appalachian State - JohnMark Bentley

Penn State - Cael Sanderson
 

2008

Wyoming - Mark Branch

2007

Rutgers - Scott Goodale

2006

Iowa - Tom Brands 

Ohio State - Tom Ryan

Virginia - Steve Garland
 

2005

Bucknell - Dan Wirnsberger
 

2000

Nebraska - Mark Manning
 

1998

Missouri - Brian Smith 

Ohio - Joel Greenlee

1995

Harvard - Jay Weiss