He most notably took the Orange from a four-win team in 2017 to a 10 . In a bid to adapt to the various pandemic mandates implanted nationally, the college . Washington has not made the NCAA Tournament since its CWS trip and this year went 30-26 and finished sixth in the Pac-12 standings. Smith was picked to take the program forward. Breaking down the performance of the seven draft-and-follow players selected in the 2022 draft. Schrage was a head coach at seven programs, including the last six years at Butler. What to know: Butler announced on May 18 that Schrage would retire at the end of the season, his 34th as a head coach. Now, he returns to his hometown with the task of returning the Seminoles to the top of the ACC. Subscribe to get the best baseball coverage. Yeah, they won the SEC title in 1993. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. Would he be more open to leaving if the Pirates reach Omaha? He came to WIU after three seasons at Division III Spalding (Ky.). Josh Reynolds, who was Allen's associate head coach, served as interim head coach for the 2022 season, but Northwestern held an open search following the season. He is the winningest coach in program history with 553 wins and twice led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2017. Former coach: Ritch PriceNew coach: Dan Fitzgerald. Hes spent the last two years at Utah, serving under Bill Kinneberg, who retired following this season. Its never easy replacing a legend and Bragga struggled to do so in Houston, going 51-76-1 in three seasons. 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. As we do every year, Baseball America is tracking the latest news and movement in the college baseball coaching market. Sean McDermott, Bills- When you have success in your first season at a new job, then the expectations climb. Former coach: Karl KuhnNew coach: Alex Guerra. During that 6 year stretch, they were a 4 seed twice, a 5 seed twice, and a 6 seed. For years, we've kept our fans abreast of the latest scoop involving coaches in college baseball. 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. Hes been Virginias recruiting coordinator for the last 17 years and helped the Cavaliers win the 2015 national championship. Former coach: Jonathan HadraNew coach:Sam Roberts. After a three-week search, Tulane hired Uhlman, who spent three years on staff under Jewett and was serving as interim head coach. As a former coach himself, athletic director Ray Tanner is unlikely to make a hasty move. He also managed in the minor leagues, a stretch that included a season of coaching Mike Trout in Double-A. In preparation for those changes, Baseball America presents its annual list of coaches to watch this summer as the job market plays out. Now, WKU will turn to Rardin, who spent the last 20 years at Iowa Western JC. Here are half a dozen mid-major coaches who may be a little off the radar now, but could this spring elevate their profile. The Leathernecks went 19-86, including an 8-44 mark in 2022. Yeskies approach and embrace of new analytics and technology should help him eventually transition to running a program. 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. Hes also quickly proven himself as a head coach. Beyond his time at GCU, hes also been an assistant coach in the Pac-12 (Arizona State), a minor league manager, a field coordinator in pro ball and a big leaguer. He led the Tigers to the Southwest Athletic Conference championship in 2010, their first in 25 years, and for the last four seasons finished either first or second in the SWAC West Division. He came to Akron following 12 seasons at Ohio State, but left just after the new year to take over at Marshall. 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. Jarrett, 49, has certainly impressed in his two seasons in South Bend. But as the season begins, it would be more of a surprise if the conference generated turnover than if it stood pat. Florida State, Oregon State and Southern California all made coaching changes, to say nothing of changes at Long Beach State, Notre Dame, Oregon and Wichita State. Ultimately, BYU took the interim tag off his title, promoting him to the position full time. You can submit your questions here. He was head coach at Eastern Connecticut State for four years, following 13 years at Amherst (Mass. What to know:Western Kentucky announced on May 18 that Pawlowski would step down at the end of the season. Big 12 NCAA men's college basketball conference Conference standings and conference rankings. . Hes been courted for head coaching jobs before and will continue to be in demand, though hes in a good spot at TCU. Brownell has been on and off the hot seat in recent years. He took the Rams to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments and in 2015 guided them to their first-ever super regional. Jim Foster, head coach, Army: Foster, now in his fifth season in West Point, has led Army to three straight Patriot League Tournament titles. That kept the Gamecocks on the yo-yo theyve been on for four seasons, alternating between super regional appearances and missing the NCAA Tournament. Cliff Godwin, head coach, East Carolina: Godwin has been a hot name in previous years but so far no one has been able to lure him away from his alma mater, including Alabama and Mississippi State. 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. He is the longest-tenured assistant in the league, having spent 15 years at his alma mater. What to know:Tulane on May 16 announced Jewett was out as head coach after six years. Here are five mid-major coaches who may be a little off the radar now, but could this spring elevate their profile. What to know:Allen announced at the end of the 2021 season that he was resigning after six years as head coach at Northwestern, saying that "it is time now to give that focus and energy to my kids, wife, extended family and friends." He went 346-288-1 with the Buckeyes, including a 17-9 mark against archrival Michigan. 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. As the spring begins, its a good time to look at which coaches are on the rise. Stiffler spent the last 10 years as head coach at Virginia Commonwealth and was an assistant coach at the program for five years prior. 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. In order to access this exclusive content you must have a Baseball America Account. The mens basketball job market is off to an early start, as Boston College this week fired Jim Christian. But he could be in the mix at LSU or A&M. Tracz comes to West Point after 13 seasons as head coach at Marist, where he went 315-282-2 and led the Red Foxes to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Its unlikely the A&M search would get to him, but the fallout created from it could lead to a fit. 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. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! What to know: Schoenrock announced Jan. 18 that he would retire following the season, his 18th at Memphis. 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. CMU again returns a veteran team that projects to again challenge for a conference title and NCAA Tournament appearance. The Panthers on June 23 hired Witten, who spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth. Pippen and Robbins is a formidable duo. 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. Former coach:Travis JanssenNew coach: Roland Fanning. Hartford is chasing another title this spring as the favorite in the America East. 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. The Gamecocks made super regionals in 2018, his first season, but then last spring went 28-28, including an 8-22 SEC mark, and missed regionals. 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. In short, hes won a lot at schools that arent traditional powers. 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. He this year led the Runnin Bulldogs to a third-place finish in the Big South Conference, the programs best finish since moving up to Division I. Chesters fast rise may not be done yet. 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. Hill, 41, could follow in the footsteps of the likes of Tony Robichaux, Mike Bianco and Todd Butler from McNeese to a bigger program. Hes been courted before for premium jobs (South Carolina, Stanford) but chose to stay in Ann Arbor. Three of those were generated in the new year due to coaches leaving for jobs in pro ball. Now, he returns to his alma mater, where he was a three-year starter as catcher. On April 27, the school announced associate head coach Eddie Cornejo will be promoted to head coach at the end of the season. 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. Hes done a good job of building La Tech to this point and he also has experience in the SEC as an assistant coach. AFC EAST. Bruce was in the mix for Pac-12 jobs a couple years ago, but would Utah interest him? Tracz led the program to the 2017 NCAA Tournament and this year finished second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Its no different this year, as hes one of the names to watch in the A&M and LSU search. We're a mere three weeks into the 2022 college football season and we've already seen two coaches, Scott Frost at Nebraska and Herm Edwards at Arizona State, fired among Power Five schools. 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. What to know:Bakich was hired away by Clemson after a decade in Ann Arbor. Former coach: Shawn StifflerNew coach:Bradley LeCroy. What to know:Cole resigned as head coach in August, leaving to join Chris Tracz's staff at Army. He spent six years at FIU and went 126-154. Still, hiring away a sitting SEC head coach is difficult and hasnt been done since John Cohen left Kentucky for Mississippi State, his alma mater, in 2008. He led the Bears to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2017-19, but they missed regionals in each of the last two seasons and this year finished a disappointing 26-28. 3 Tennessee suspends baseball coach Vitello. What to know:Jarrett spent three seasons at Notre Dame before he was hired away by Florida State, his alma mater. He has a good thing going in Greenville and last July signed a contract extension through 2025, but hell also continue to be highly sought after in the job market. VCU has become the powerhouse of the Atlantic 10 Conference, consistently winning 35 games a season under Stiffler. Etheridge: SEC Weekend Dish. What to know: Moranda announced his retirement following the season, his 15th coaching Western Carolina. Four of . So, leaving wont come easy for OSullivan, 52. Former coach: Daron Schoenrock (retired)New coach: Kerrick Jackson. What to know:Foster on June 28 left Army to take over as head coach at Northwestern. Lower-end major conference jobs are an area to watch. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. Pat Casey: The former Oregon State coach retired in September 2018 after 24 years as a head coach and has been working in the athletic department since. Would history repeat itself if the Gamecocks dont return to the NCAA Tournament in 2020? What to know: Sudbrook on Oct. 4 announced he would retire, effective Dec. 31, after 36 seasons as head coach of the Bonnies. Former coach: James CooperNew coach: Davin Pierre. Former coach: Andy StankiewiczNew coach: Gregg Wallis. Prior to joining Pierces staff at Sam Houston, Allen also was an assistant coach at Houston and Florida International. 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. He was the Blue Raiders coach for four seasons, going 78-104 during his tenure, including a 29-26 mark in 2022. The timing of his dismissal is unusual and left Marshall looking for a head coach just four months before its first season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. 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. After a year that saw only five coaches hired from outside the program, there is a backlog of qualified job candidates. Hes already been a head coach for nine seasons and has won in NAIA, Division II and now Division I. Marshall made headlines on Monday by hiring Greg Beals away from Akron with the season nearing, while the Zips promoted internally instead of doing a full search. But, as it stands, a contract extension has not come. Duncan figures to follow in their footsteps sooner or later. He comes to USC from Grand Canyon, where he spent 11 seasons as coach and guided the Antelopes through their transition to Division I. Few major conference jobs should be expected to open. Hes twice landed top 25 recruiting classesthe only two in program historyand those classes have delivered for the Pirates. Rhodes came to SIU after stints as an assistant coach at Missouri and Southeast Missouri State, experience that adds weight to his resume. Former coach: Greg BealsNew coach: Bill Mosiello. 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