He has an extensive, varied resume in baseball and engineered a quick turnaround at Southern, taking the Jaguars to the 2019 NCAA Tournament in his second season. As the spring begins, its a good time to look at which coaches are on the rise. One important difference would be that this is just Kingstons third year as coach, while Holbrook had been head coach for five years. Former coach: James CooperNew coach: Davin Pierre. What to know: Schoenrock announced Jan. 18 that he would retire following the season, his 18th at Memphis. His roots in California and the Midwest (as an assistant coach at Kansas and head coach at South Dakota State) make for an interesting profile. With a history of quick turnarounds, Bischel makes for a strong candidate. No. McMullan is clearly comfortable in Charlottesville, but theres little doubt hed be successful as a head coach. but it's also only made the NCAA Tournament twice since 2002 and hasn't had a winning record in a full season since 2015. Bruce was in the mix for Pac-12 jobs a couple years ago, but would Utah interest him? 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. OConnor was an assistant coach at Notre Dame under Mainieri and has since built Virginia into one of the best programs in the ACC. WARM SEAT. You can submit your questions here. His profile is very similar to Jarrett's when he was hired at Notre Dame following the 2019 season. Bakich, 43, is in a strong position already and proven he can win there. Jim Schlossnagle, head coach, Texas Christian: Schlossnagle, 48, has been in the mix for the biggest jobs that have opened in recent years but has opted to stay at TCU. College football hot seat: 5 coaches under pressure to start 2022. 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. With the regular season now complete, the coaching market is already red hot. As the end of the season draws near, things are already starting to heat up with changes already announced at Austin Peay State, Florida International and Tulane, in addition to several retirements. This summer looks like another quiet one in the conference. Hes also an excellent hitting coach and this year may have the best offense in the country. Ultimately, BYU took the interim tag off his title, promoting him to the position full time. John Savages assistant coaches have a strong track record as head coaches and Ward figures to one day add a branch to his coaching tree. Just after the new year, Marshall hired Beals to take over the program. He previously was an assistant coach at Rice and McNeese State and played at Texas. At this point, no decision in College Station or East Lansing would come as a surprise. So, if we assume there will be a more active job market this summer, which schools will be at the front of it? 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. He has coached all along the East Coast, from Chipola (Fla.) JC to Army, and has helped the Wolverines recruit nationally. The Leopards went 29-52 during his tenure. Hadra led the Keydets to a 147-249 record and is the second-winningest coach in program history. Darren Williams Ready for Final Ride at Kentucky. Its unlikely the A&M search would get to him, but the fallout created from it could lead to a fit. The situations at Michigan State and Texas A&M warrant further inspection, however. He led the Bulldogs to the 2008 national championship and made the NCAA Tournament eight times. In two years since reclassifying, they are 24-79. After the pandemic canceled the 2020 season, there were few coaching changes aside from retirements. Dan Heefner, head coach, Dallas Baptist: Heefner has been a subject of just about every major coaching search in the area in recent years and he should be in the mix for A&M, as well. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. For years, we've kept our fans abreast of the latest scoop involving coaches in college baseball. What to know:After four years, Sabo is out at Akron after restarting the program following its elimination in 2015. Want the inside scoop on head coaching and assistant hires, along with coaching searches as 2022 progresses? 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. Dino Babers, Syracuse- Babers took the Syracuse job in 2016. 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. You can submit your questions here. Record: 35-58, 15-43 (3 seasons) Contract: 2019 signed a five-year contract though 2023-24. This category can only be viewed by members. Former coach: Spencer AllenNew coach: Jim Foster. In preparation for those changes, Baseball America presents its annual list of coaches to watch this summer as the job market plays out. 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. Jackson is in a good spot and can choose any further moves carefully. Matt Bragga: Three years ago, Bragga was the hot name on the coaching market after leading Tennessee Tech to a super regionals appearance. When he arrived, the Hawks had not had a winning record since 1992. Omar Johnson, head coach, Jackson State: Johnson has been the head coach at Jackson State since 2007 and has not had a losing season in 15 years. SIU won its most games since 1990 and played deep into May with a chance to reach the NCAA Tournament. 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. Now, he takes over the Jayhawks, who are looking to take a step forward in the new-look Big 12. 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. Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images/Getty Images Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. 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. Cal went 14-18 in his first year, which all things considered, isn't an awful start. It doesnt hurt that the Patriots have won back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference titles. He built the Reivers into a power, won three national championships and made the Junior College World Series 12 times. College baseball over the last five years has averaged about 30 head coaching changes annually. But if Tedford is the coach from 2019 rather than the one from 2017 or 2018, his seat may get a little warmer sooner than expected. The Tigers went 24-0 in Southwest Athletic Conference play and won 30 games for the eighth straight season, before being upset in the SWAC Tournament title game. Roberts is VMI's all-time hits leader and spent five seasons in professional baseball before beginning his coaching career at his alma mater. After winning just nine games in 2018, the Jaguars last year went 32-24 and won the SWAC Tournament to advance to regionals for the first time since 2009. GCU has become one of the premier programs in the WAC. He also spent six years on staff at William & Mary. This story will update every time there are coaching changes this year. Herm Edwards was done after last week and Scott Frost was whacked after his team was pasted by Georgia Southern. Kansas has not reached the NCAA Tournament since 2014, however, and finished last in the Big 12 in back-to-back seasons, including a 4-20 conference mark this year. Former coach: Jim Sherman (retired)New coach: Greg Mamula. But interim head coach Mike Hampton spent 18 years as an assistant coach in the program and hell have the inside track on the job. . He went 31-89 with the Zips, though Akron was working with significant limitations as the program got back up to speed. Johnson already has one of the premier Pac-12 jobs and getting him out of Tucson wouldnt be easy. Included among the 41 new coaches will be four with interim tags, which gives the 2020 coaching carousel an early start. Former coach: Steve RodriguezNew coach: Mitch Thompson. Hed be a good fit for a program looking for an experienced, steady hand. Hes spent the last two years at Utah, serving under Bill Kinneberg, who retired following this season. Click here to get started. Former coach: John Stuper (retired) New coach: Brian Hamm. Covering Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbert, the valley . Adam Gase, Dolphins- It's not good when you go from 10-6 in one year and then come back the next season and finish 6-10. But at a place like Texas, where championships are the expectation, last-place seasons lead to increased pressure. Ole Miss announced it had fired head basketball coach Kermit Davis on Friday morning as the Rebels sat in a tie for last in the SEC at 2-13 in league play and 10-18 overall. Former coach: Larry SudbrookNew coach:Jason Rathbun. This year, they finished last in the Pac-12. He spent 2020 and 2022 as an assistant coach with the program, sandwiched around a season at Miami. If the Flyers this spring can take the next step, King will see his profile rise. Its no different this year, as hes one of the names to watch in the A&M and LSU search. Bryan Harsin survived a coup that . Mens basketball also saw only one change among the major conferences, though womens basketball did have five major conference changes. Former coach: Jim TomanNew coach:Jerry Meyers (interim). Rhodes came to SIU after stints as an assistant coach at Missouri and Southeast Missouri State, experience that adds weight to his resume. The following year, UTA finished won the regular-season title in the Western Athletic Conference. But instead of simply tweeting things out or sometimes burying it in . Johnsons teams play an exciting, aggressive style of baseball that regularly puts them among the national leaders in stolen bases. Hes also quickly proven himself as a head coach. Previously, he was head coach of Cal State Northridge for seven seasons and his 895 career wins ranked 16th among active Division I coaches at the end of last season. Sean Allen, recruiting coordinator/pitching coach, Texas: Allen has spent the last nine years on staff under David Pierce, working at Sam Houston State, Tulane and Texas. There are, however, a few flashpoints that could upset the status quo if things break wrong this spring. Since the end of the 2019 season, there have been 41 coaching changes around the sport from the planned retirements of Florida States Mike Martin and UNC Wilmingtons Mark Scalf, to shakeups at traditional powers like Southern California and Wichita State, to the unexpected changes at Nebraska and Washington State. 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? The answer probably lies somewhere in between, with not enough major conference jobs opening to really heat the market up, but more movement than a year ago at the lower levels. What to know:Hadra left VMI after eight years to become an assistant coach at Old Dominion, rejoining Chris Finwood, who he previously worked under at Western Kentucky. In order to access this exclusive content you must have a Baseball America Account. 6. Justin Haire, Campbell: Haire has quickly risen through the coaching ranks, going from NAIA assistant coach to Division I head coach in a decade. Fox inherited a mess in 2019, but this is his fourth season and his roster doesn't look like one that will be able to compete for the top half of the Pac-12. Kent State is coming off a down season by its standards, but in six seasons as the programs head coach, Duncan has averaged 36 wins a year and has led the team to three regular-season titles and two MAC Tournament titles. Hot Seat Rating: 6. As recruiting coordinator, he put together the Wolverines 10th-ranked 2017 class, the highest-ranked class in Big Ten history, and the rest of the roster for the 2019 CWS runners-up. He combines experience and youth and while Samford hasnt had a full-on breakout season, Dunn has built it into one of the top programs in the Southern Conference. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history with a record of 315-282-2. Fresh off a Big 12 Championship in 2021, Dave Aranda's Baylor Bears were picked as the favorite to repeat as Big 12 Champs again in 2022. Former coach: Bill Brown (retired)New coach:Shawn Camp. 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. Texas can return to regionals and beyond if its young players take a step forward. Baseball is not football or basketball, the two biggest revenue generators for college sports and the two most likely to engage the kind of donor support needed to pay significant buyouts. Former coach:Rob DiTomaNew coach: Manny Roman. After winning at least 30 games in three of Janssen's first four seasons at the program's helm, APSU this spring is on its way to its second straight losing season. He takes over after 10 years on staff, including the last four as associate head coach. DiToma previously spent six seasons at Fordham, helping the Rams to the 2019 NCAA Tournament, their first regionals appearance since 1998. For Schlossnagle, a chance to compete in the rugged SEC West would represent an interesting new challenge. 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. He also managed in the minor leagues, a stretch that included a season of coaching Mike Trout in Double-A. With Alabama-Birmingham open across town, Dunn is a name to watch. Alex Sogard, head coach, Wright State: The last three Wright State head coaches have left for jobs in major conferences: Rob Cooper (Penn State), Greg Lovelady (Central Florida) and Jeff Mercer (Indiana). Early success by newcomers like Will Wade and Nate Oats over recent seasons has shortened the timeline for coaches within the conference to create sustained success. Plotting 90th percentile exit velocity against contact rate for college hitters ranked among our top 200 list. Former coach: Mike Martin Jr.New coach: Link Jarrett. He spent 27 years as the head coach at Charlotte before returning to his alma mater in 2019 as assistant athletic director for baseball operations and player development. Sogard, 33, figures to follow a similar path. What to know:Stiffler left VCU to take over at Notre Dame, leaving after 10 years as head coach and 15 years with the program. Would a chance to compete in the SEC be enough to bring him back to the game? He takes over the program as it enters a new era of the American Athletic Conference and will be looking to capitalize on his previous successes on the recruiting trail since arriving at Tulane. Bakich is regarded as one of the top coaches in the country and comes to Clemson after spending the last decade at Michigan. Former coach: Mervyl MelendezNew coach: Rich Witten. Virginia has scuffled over the last five years, twice missing the NCAA Tournament, but hes still undeniably one of the top coaches in the country. Record With Team: 6-5 ACC Preseason Hot Seat Rankings 2020: 12, 2019: NA, 2018: NA BC Preview | Schedule 10. 3. At most major conference programs, that track record would be plenty. If he wants another job as a head coach, hed bring plenty of winning experience to his new program. SEC Midweek Game Primer - Feb. 21-22. The Coaches Database College Basketball Hot Seat Report lists men's D-I head coaches in danger of losing their jobs and is updated regularly. Thompson checks a lot of boxes and will eventually become the newest branch of Dave Van Horns coaching tree. There are already four open jobs Charleston Southern, Holy Cross, Pacific and St. Johns all enter the season with interim head coaches. Reggie Christiansen, head coach, Sacramento State: Over the last decade, Christiansen, 45, has built Sac State into one of the most consistent programs in California and has led the Hornets to their only three regionals appearances in program history. Hartford is chasing another title this spring as the favorite in the America East. 10. Here are five mid-major coaches who may be a little off the radar now, but could this spring elevate their profile. Here are half a dozen mid-major coaches who may be a little off the radar now, but could this spring elevate their profile. As we do every year, Baseball America is tracking the latest news and movement in the college baseball coaching market. His tenure included some big wins on the recruiting trail and the Panthers twice brought in Top 25 recruiting classes, but they were never able to turn that into enough wins on the diamond. Kelly was hired to replace Meggs and returns to Seattle, where he spent seven years as pitching coach before moving on to Arizona State and then Louisiana State. The news has been met with pushback by many in the campus community but reversing the decision wont be easy. Mitch Gaspard, recruiting coordinator/hitting coach, Louisiana Tech: Gaspard, 56, has 13 seasons of experience as a head coachsix at Northwestern State (2002-07) and seven at Alabama (2010-16)and led his teams to regionals five times. He led them to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments, including this year as an at-large team. Now, WKU will turn to Rardin, who spent the last 20 years at Iowa Western JC. 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. He led the Black Knights to regionals in each of the last four seasons. They went 32-26-1 in 2019, their most wins since 2011, and advanced to the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament championship game. Texas is coming off a season in which it finished in last place in the Big 12 and missed the NCAA Tournament. Miller, 47, has spent his whole coaching career in his hometown of Philadelphia and has shown he can be successful in challenging circumstances. He is one of the best coaches in the West and has a long, impressive track record as a recruiter that dates back to his days as an assistant at San Diego, when he brought in Kris Bryant. He this season led the Knights to 24 wins and a fourth-place finish in the Northeast Conference, their best season since 2016.