The NCAA News
Mike London, the head football coach at Richmond for the last two years, was named Monday to the same post at Virginia. He becomes the 39th coach in the program’s history.
London, a 2004 participant of the NCAA Coaches Academy, is the first graduate of any of the NCAA Coaches Academies and Forums to take over a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision program that competes in a Bowl Championship Series conference.
In two seasons at Richmond, London led the Spiders to a 24-5 record and the 2008 Division I Football Championship Series national title.
Named as the 2008 FCS National Coach of the Year by American Football Coaches Association and Schutt Sports/American Football Monthly, London previously served as the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Virginia between 2001 and 2005 before moving on to serve as defensive line coach for the NFL’s Houston Texas. He returned to Virginia in 2006 as the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. London also has coached at William and Mary and Boston College.
A 1983 graduate of Richmond, London was standout defensive back for the Spiders and earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
The NCAA Coaches Academies and Forums are a series of professional-development programs aimed at assisting ethnic minority football coaches with career advancement through skills enhancement and networking opportunities.
The NCAA offers the Future Coaches Academy, which is designed for individuals who have recently completed their collegiate eligibility and have a desire to enter the college football coaching profession, while the NCAA Advanced Coaches Academy, Expert Coaches Forum and the NCAA Champions Forum target current coaches with varying degrees of experience. Willie Taggart and Larry Porter, who were recently selected as head coaches at Western Kentucky and Memphis, respectively, also are graduates of the academies and forums.
Football – Cornell hired former Dubuque head coach Vince Brautigam to replace Matt Dillon, who resigned November 16.
Football – Southern U. fired Pete Richardson. Offensive line coach Damon Nivens will serve as interim coach until a replacement is named.
Football – TCU head coach Gary Patterson agreed to a new contract through 2016 after leading the Horned Frogs to a 12-0 regular-season mark this year and an 85-27 record through nine seasons at the school … Chuck Broyles retired after 20 years as head football coach at Pittsburg State and also is taking a leave of absence as athletics director at the school … Willie Totten resigned after eight seasons at Mississippi Valley State, where he has been asked to continue to serve as a health, physical education and recreation faculty member and establish a fund-raising athletics foundation … Kent Keith named interim head coach at Nicholls State, where he has been an assistant since 2004, serving most recently as wide receivers coach.
Football – Nicholls State named Kent Keith interim head coach. A search committee will look f or a permanent replacement for Jay Thomas, who was released November 20.
Football – Mark Mangino resigned after eight seasons at Kansas, where his teams compiled a 50-48 record and played in four postseason bowl games, including an Orange Bowl appearance in 2008.
Football assistants – Georgia will not renew the contracts of defensive coordinator and secondary coach Willie Martinez, defensive co-coordinator and linebackers coach John Jancek, and defensive ends coach Jon Fabris.
Football assistants – Arizona released offensive coordinator Rich Olson.
Baseball – Craig Gerdes named head coach at Eureka, where he is a former assistant coach.
Baseball – Tim Esmay named interim head coach for the 2010 season at Arizona State, where he has been on the staff for five seasons. He is a former head coach at Utah.
Golf – Mark Cole resigned as men’s golf coach at North Carolina Wesleyan, where he will continue to serve as the college’s associate director of development. David Doino, who assists with men’s basketball at the school and is a former head golf coach at Virginia Wesleyan, will serve as interim head coach.
Men’s and women’s golf – Rosemont tabbed Robert Thomas for its men’s program, which will begin competition in fall 2010. He has coached at the prep level since 2005 and served as a basketball assistant at Delaware and Widener.
Men’s and women’s soccer – Xavier hired Woody Sherwood for its women’s program. Sherwood spent the last three seasons at Indiana, the last as assistant head coach.
Men’s and women’s soccer – Detroit tabbed Nick Deren to lead its men’s program. Deren has been with the program as interim head coach since early October. He had been an assistant under former coach Morris Lupenec.
Men’s and women’s track and field – Wingate hired Joe Soehnlen to build the school’s program from scratch. He begins his duties January 1.
Men’s basketball – Fordham released head coach Dereck Whittenburg from his contract. He had compiled a 69-112 record with the Rams, including a 1-4 start in his seventh season. He leaves the post with a career 136-162 record as a head coach. The school named assistant coach J ared Grasso as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Men’s basketball assistants –Terrell M. Stokes joined the men’s basketball staff at District of Columbia as an assistant coach, joining head coach Jeff Ruland. Stokes spent the last four years as an assistant at Loyola College in Baltimore.
Women’s basketball – Deb Patterson agreed to a new five-year contract at Kansas State, where she is in 14th season.
Gymnastics – Jackie Ventre named assistant women’s coach at Rhode Island College.
Soccer – Sara Johnson selected as Wartburg’s first full-time women’s head coach, after assisting men’s and women’s coach T.J. Buchholz for the past three seasons. Johnson was a member of the 2004 Division III Women’s Soccer Championship-winning squad at Wheaton (Illinois). Buchholz continues as men’s head coach … Joy Boswell resigned after four seasons as women’s coach at Pacific (Oregon), where her teams compiled a 20-52-6 record.
Football – Cornell hired former Dubuque head coach Vince Brautigam to replace Matt Dillon, who resigned November 16.
Football – Southern U. fired Pete Richardson. Offensive line coach Damon Nivens will serve as interim coach until a replacement is named.
Football – TCU head coach Gary Patterson agreed to a new contract through 2016 after leading the Horned Frogs to a 12-0 regular-season mark this year and an 85-27 record through nine seasons at the school … Chuck Broyles retired after 20 years as head football coach at Pittsburg State and also is taking a leave of absence as athletics director at the school … Willie Totten resigned after eight seasons at Mississippi Valley State, where he has been asked to continue to serve as a health, physical education and recreation faculty member and establish a fund-raising athletics foundation … Kent Keith named interim head coach at Nicholls State, where he has been an assistant since 2004, serving most recently as wide receivers coach.
Football – Nicholls State named Kent Keith interim head coach. A search committee will look f or a permanent replacement for Jay Thomas, who was released November 20.
Football – Mark Mangino resigned after eight seasons at Kansas, where his teams compiled a 50-48 record and played in four postseason bowl games, including an Orange Bowl appearance in 2008.
Football assistants – Georgia will not renew the contracts of defensive coordinator and secondary coach Willie Martinez, defensive co-coordinator and linebackers coach John Jancek, and defensive ends coach Jon Fabris.
Football assistants – Arizona released offensive coordinator Rich Olson.
Baseball – Craig Gerdes named head coach at Eureka, where he is a former assistant coach.
Baseball – Tim Esmay named interim head coach for the 2010 season at Arizona State, where he has been on the staff for five seasons. He is a former head coach at Utah.
Golf – Mark Cole resigned as men’s golf coach at North Carolina Wesleyan, where he will continue to serve as the college’s associate director of development. David Doino, who assists with men’s basketball at the school and is a former head golf coach at Virginia Wesleyan, will serve as interim head coach.
Men’s and women’s golf – Rosemont tabbed Robert Thomas for its men’s program, which will begin competition in fall 2010. He has coached at the prep level since 2005 and served as a basketball assistant at Delaware and Widener.
Men’s and women’s soccer – Xavier hired Woody Sherwood for its women’s program. Sherwood spent the last three seasons at Indiana, the last as assistant head coach.
Men’s and women’s soccer – Detroit tabbed Nick Deren to lead its men’s program. Deren has been with the program as interim head coach since early October. He had been an assistant under former coach Morris Lupenec.
Men’s and women’s track and field – Wingate hired Joe Soehnlen to build the school’s program from scratch. He begins his duties January 1.
Men’s basketball – Fordham released head coach Dereck Whittenburg from his contract. He had compiled a 69-112 record with the Rams, including a 1-4 start in his seventh season. He leaves the post with a career 136-162 record as a head coach. The school named assistant coach J ared Grasso as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Men’s basketball assistants –Terrell M. Stokes joined the men’s basketball staff at District of Columbia as an assistant coach, joining head coach Jeff Ruland. Stokes spent the last four years as an assistant at Loyola College in Baltimore.
Women’s basketball – Deb Patterson agreed to a new five-year contract at Kansas State, where she is in 14th season.
Gymnastics – Jackie Ventre named assistant women’s coach at Rhode Island College.
Soccer – Sara Johnson selected as Wartburg’s first full-time women’s head coach, after assisting men’s and women’s coach T.J. Buchholz for the past three seasons. Johnson was a member of the 2004 Division III Women’s Soccer Championship-winning squad at Wheaton (Illinois). Buchholz continues as men’s head coach … Joy Boswell resigned after four seasons as women’s coach at Pacific (Oregon), where her teams compiled a 20-52-6 record.
