Dino Babers, Syracuse- Babers took the Syracuse job in 2016. Salerno, St. Bonaventure on Aug. 2 hired Rathbun, who is coming off a Division III junior college national championship with Herkimer (N.Y.) JC. SIU won its most games since 1990 and played deep into May with a chance to reach the NCAA Tournament. ESPN college basketball analyst Jeff Borzello shared his latest thoughts on which coaches face the hot seat this offseason, naming five SEC jobs which could come open in 2022. Duncan figures to follow in their footsteps sooner or later. Former coach: Bobby Moranda (retired)New coach: Alan Beck. Entering the 2022 campaign, his overall record while leading the Diamond Lions is 144-216, with his best year coming in 2016. Prior to taking over as head coach of his alma mater he spent one season as an assistant at Army and three seasons as an assistant at Marist. He took over the program in 2011 when Jim Harbaugh left for the NFL. He won more than 850 games in his career, which included stops at Waldorf (Iowa), Northern Iowa, Northern Illinois, Evansville, Notre Dame, South Dakota State and Butler. Darren Williams Ready for Final Ride at Kentucky. Kuhn, who came to Radford after 16 years as pitching coach at Virginia, went 47-64 with the Highlanders. The Longhorns look poised to bounce back this spring and signed the No. But he could be in the mix at LSU or A&M. He led them to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments, including this year as an at-large team. So, if we assume there will be a more active job market this summer, which schools will be at the front of it? At this point, no decision in College Station or East Lansing would come as a surprise. Former coach: Dave Serrano (retired)New coach: Eddie Cornejo. Breaking down the performance of the seven draft-and-follow players selected in the 2022 draft. But, not without the help of a Duke transfer. Hes done strong work in his five years as the Camels head coach, leading them to back-to-back Big South titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. With the increased revenue for athletic departments and . Etheridge: SEC Weekend Dish. He spent 17 years at Herkimer, about four hours northeast of St. Bonaventure, and made the Division III NJCAA World Series eight times. Jerry Stackhouse has removed himself from the hot seat. Hell need to prove last years success is sustainable, but a solid spring would do just that. 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 spent 2020 and 2022 as an assistant coach with the program, sandwiched around a season at Miami. 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. 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. Cal went 14-18 in his first year, which all things considered, isn't an awful start. In the wake of all that change, will any major jobs open this summer? But hes never closed the door on returning to the dugout and even at his retirement press conference it didnt seem like he was closing the door on coaching again. The pandemics effects will certainly color the 2021 coaching market and more to come in the future, but dont look for it to totally freeze up this summer. He went 339-478-3 during his tenure and led the Thundering Herd to a winning record just three times. In a bid to adapt to the various pandemic mandates implanted nationally, the college . His experience in a variety of roles should help him make the jump to being a head coach. 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. It will be up to Pratt to take the Cougars into the Big 12, a change in conference affiliation that will take place in a year. Former coach: Jeff WaggonerNew coach: Greg Beals. A few prominent schools have new athletic directors, which can lead to uncertainty. There are also a handful of programs that enter 2021 under the direction of interim head coaches, including Alabama-Birmingham, Ohio, Southern and UC Riverside. Breaking down the performance of the seven draft-and-follow players selected in the 2022 draft. Former coach: Jonathan HadraNew coach:Sam Roberts. Chad Holbrook was let go in 2017 after missing regionals twice in three years. They return much of that team this spring and begin the year as the conferences favorites in Hills seventh season at the programs helm. Sogard is the sixth-youngest head coach in the country but both Lovelady and Mercer were also very young when they moved on. Brownell has been on and off the hot seat in recent years. He helped the Knights transition to Division I in 2021. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! Steve Holm, Illinois State: Holm made quite the splash last spring in his debut season as a head coach, leading Illinois State to a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and its first NCAA Tournament appearances since 2010. Previously, he was an assistant coach at Kentucky and Arkansas-Little Rock. Former coach: Bill Brown (retired)New coach:Shawn Camp. He doesnt have major conference experience and hes in a comfortable spot, but at some point he might get an offer he cant refuse. SEC Baseball Weekend One Recap - Highway To Hoover. 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. Brian OConnor, head coach, Virginia: Like OSullivan, OConnor was involved in the Texas search in 2016 but chose to stay in Charlottesville. Click here to get started. The Knights on June 13 announced they had promoted Chris Dominguez to head coach. 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. What to know:After four years, Sabo is out at Akron after restarting the program following its elimination in 2015. With Scott Frost being out, it puts even more pressure on these college football head coaches. He came to Akron following 12 seasons at Ohio State, but left just after the new year to take over at Marshall. No. 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. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! Four of . When announcing his retirement, Fox said he enjoyed spending more time with his family and that helped inform his decision. Uhlman was well-respected as an assistant and previously coached at Oregon, Kansas and Nevada. Some solid mid-major programs may look to make a change and could end up with better-than-average candidate pools due to the lack of major openings. He was out of coaching over the last year following his dismissal at Arizona State, but he's had a lot of success in the Midwest, especially at Indiana, which he led to the 2013 College World Series. As head coach, he went 340-198, led the Rams to the NCAA Tournament three times (including the last two seasons) and in 2015 to their first-ever super regional appearance. What to know:Florida State on June 10 fired Mike Martin Jr. after three seasons as head coach. The same may be true of high-end mid-major jobs. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. 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. College basketball coaching hot seat: Five coaches who may need a good season in 2022-23 to save their job These college basketball coaches better watch their backs throughout the. As long as BC goes to a bowl, all is fine. What to know:On Dec. 30, Batesole announced his retirement after 20 years as head coach at Fresno State. 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. Hes been courted before for premium jobs (South Carolina, Stanford) but chose to stay in Ann Arbor. Rhodes came to SIU after stints as an assistant coach at Missouri and Southeast Missouri State, experience that adds weight to his resume. All rights reserved. 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. T.J. Bruce, head coach, Nevada: Bruce, 39, has put together a solid tenure in six years at Nevada. What to know: Ohio State fired Beals after 12 years as head coach. It makes for a stunning end to Littlewood's 10-year tenure at his alma mater. Additionally, you can subscribe to Baseball America's newsletter and receive all of our rankings, analysis, prospect insight & more delivered to your inbox every day. Boss is 342-275 in 12 seasons at Michigan State. Former coach: Mike ColeNew coach:David Miller. But theres also a compelling case for a contract extension in both cases. APSU on May 29 hired Fanning to take over the program. He spent seven years as the head coach of the Hilltoppers and this year was 18-33 going into the final weekend of the regular season. He came to FDU from Monroe (N.Y.) JC, helping it to the Junior College World Series twice in four seasons. Delaware on May 22 announced it hired Greg Mamula as its new head coach. Jayson King, Dayton: The Flyers are a touch under the radar right now but have a chance to change that in a big way this spring. After a tumultuous year, 2022 is unlikely to bring as much change. 3 Tennessee suspends baseball coach Vitello. Fitzgerald comes to Kansas after an impressive career as an assistant coach. After a relatively slow coaching carousel in 2018, the market heated up last summer. Carlisle Jeremiah Hargrove, left, outruns. Ultimately, BYU took the interim tag off his title, promoting him to the position full time. Hes led the Wolfpack to two Mountain West titles in the last three years and this year has them in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. Radford hired Guerra away from James Madison, where he spent the last seven seasons as recruiting coordinator. As the spring begins, its a good time to look at which coaches are on the rise. There are already four open jobs Charleston Southern, Holy Cross, Pacific and St. Johns all enter the season with interim head coaches. The college football head coaches' hot seat has already claimed one victim. What to know:Price announced his retirement at the conclusion of the season, bringing an end to his 20-year tenure at Kansas. Casey Dunn, head coach, Samford: In 17 years at Samford, Dunn, 44, has won more than 500 games and has led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament three times. Former coach: Larry SudbrookNew coach:Jason Rathbun. Top Story (2'): Field of 64 breakdown and 8 for Omaha. What to know: Owens retired at the end of the season, his ninth at Bellarmine. Now, it will turn to Wallis to continue that work. Former coach: Dave Schrage (retired)New coach: Blake Beemer. Georgetown's Patrick Ewing, Nebraska's Fred Hoiberg and several Pac-12 coaches are currently situated on the hottest seats in men's college basketball. As the spring begins, its a good time to look at which coaches are on the rise. John Calipari has always prized aggressive big men who bully opponents on the glass, and the 6'9", 255-pound West Virginia transfer was the perfect addition. Former coach: Lou ProiettiNew coach: Grant Neary. Former coach: Karl KuhnNew coach: Alex Guerra. Aranda is one of the hottest names in college football right now and . As a former coach himself, athletic director Ray Tanner is unlikely to make a hasty move. Former coach:Nick RestainoNew coach: Pat Egan. He has been a key part of Dukes rise and his 2016 recruiting class was just the programs second ever Top 25 class. 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. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. In 2015, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year. Lance Rhodes, head coach, Southern Illinois: Rhodes, 35, is in just his second season as a head coach but what a season its been. Dominguez starred at crosstown Louisville, where he was named Big East player of the year, and went on to reach the major leagues before beginning his coaching career. The former big leaguer had been elevated to associate head coach for the 2022 season. Now, he is back at Marist after four seasons with the Fighting Tigers. What to know:Tulane on May 16 announced Jewett was out as head coach after six years. 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. Lower-end major conference jobs are an area to watch. The Wildcats hired Foster, who comes to Evanston after six years at Army. After 11 years with the program, Paul Johnson announced his retirement as Georgia Tech head coach . He went 60-59 in three seasons and the Trojans finished under .500 in each of his full seasons at the program's helm. 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 went 1,083-1,056-7 after taking over the program as a 24-year-old in 1981. After all, the Bears went 8-23 the . He previously served as pitching coach at Boston College, helping the Eagles reach super regionals in 2016, and was head coach at Rhode Island for nine years. His experience recruiting to Baylor and his winning pedigree at McLennan make for an impressive combination. Jay Johnson, head coach, Arizona: Johnson, 44, this year led Arizona to its first Pac-12 title since 2012 and in 2016 guided the Wildcats to a runner-up finish at the College World Series. Roberts was promoted to head coach after spending the last six seasons on staff under Hadra. He went 581-558-3, led the Jayhawks to regionals three times and won the 2006 Big 12 Tournament. While that group is now in the hands of coaches who have been a part of the program for several years, seeing at least a couple open broader searches would not be a surprise (though in UCRs case, the university must decide whether it wants to continue sponsoring an athletic department). Pippen and Robbins is a formidable duo. Bryant Ward, recruiting coordinator, UCLA: Ward has become one of the best recruiting coordinators on the West Coast, first at Loyola Marymount, where he landed the schools first Top 25 class in 15 years, and then at UCLA, where he has continued the Bruins strong tradition on the recruiting trail. He takes over after 10 years on staff, including the last four as associate head coach. Former coach: Carl IwasakiNew coach:Mike Anderson. Overland will now take over the program after 10 seasons on staff at his alma mater. Bakich is regarded as one of the top coaches in the country and comes to Clemson after spending the last decade at Michigan. Beemer, 31, comes to Butler after four years as the recruiting coordinator at Ball State, his alma mater. He is scheduled to start his duties, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Record at current school: 6-7, second season Only in the SEC could a coach be treated like an unpopular leader of a third-world country. He also previously coached at Eastern Illinois and Penn State. The Peacocks this season went 9-41, marking their most wins in a season since 2016. This is just the second time in program history that the Flames have made consecutive appearances in regionals. A return to form or another summer of inactivity brought on by financial austerity and greater patience? He turned around Cobleskill and had back-to-back first-place finishes in conference play. Only one high-major program and 28 total programs entered the 2020-21 season with first-year head coaches. Thompson checks a lot of boxes and will eventually become the newest branch of Dave Van Horns coaching tree. Hill, 41, could follow in the footsteps of the likes of Tony Robichaux, Mike Bianco and Todd Butler from McNeese to a bigger program. Anaylst Adam Rittenberg broke down some of the reasons Sarkisian's job could be in . 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